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The thermoelectric power and d.c electrical conductivity of x V2O5⋅40CaO⋅(60−x)P2O5 (10 ≤ x ≤ 30) glasses were measured. The Seebeck coefficient (Q) varied from +88 μ V K−1 to −93 μV K−1 as a function of V2O5 mol%. Glasses with 10 and 15 mol% V2O5 exhibited p-type conduction and glasses with 25 and 30 mol% V2O5 exhibited n-type conduction. The majority charge carrier reversal occurred at x = 20 mol% V2O5. The variation of Q was interpreted in terms of the variation in vanadium ion ratio (V5 +/V4 +). d.c electrical conduction in x V2O5⋅40CaO⋅(60−x)P2O5 (10 ≤ x ≤ 30) glasses was studied in the temperature range of 150 to 480 K. All the glass compositions exhibited a cross over from small polaron hopping (SPH) to variable range hopping (VRH) conduction mechanism. Mott parameter analysis of the low temperature data gave values for the density of states at Fermi level N (E F ) between 1.7 × 1026 and 3.9 × 1026 m−3 eV−1 at 230 K and hopping distance for VRH (RVRH) between 3.8 × 10−9m to 3.4 × 10−9 m. The disorder energy was found to vary between 0.02 and 0.03 eV. N (E F ) and RVRH exhibit an interesting composition dependence.
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Sharma, B.I., Srinivasan, A. Electrical properties of V2O5-CaO-P2O5 glasses exhibiting majority charge carrier reversal. J Mater Sci 40, 5125–5131 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-005-4401-6
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