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The fine (i.e. 38 nm) powder of polycrystalline Na2Mo2O7 was prepared by the high-temperature solid-state reaction technique. The formation of the compound in orthorhombic system is confirmed by preliminary structural analysis using X-ray diffraction (XRD) data. Spectroscopic studies of the compound have been carried out by vibration spectroscopy (Raman/FTIR) to understand its molecular structure at microscopic level. The complex impedance spectroscopy (CIS) technique has been used to study the electrical properties of the material as a function of frequency (102–106 Hz) at different temperatures (23–450∘C), and also to investigate the fundamental mechanism involved in the material. Impedance analysis also indicates that below 300∘C, the electrical conduction in the material is due to grain interior only. At and above 325∘C, the contribution of grain boundary is clearly evident. The electrical processes in the material are found to be temperature-dependent and are due to the relaxation phenomena in it. A frequency-dependent maximum of the imaginary electrical impedance is found to obey the Vogel–Fulcher law.
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BARIK, S.K., CHATTERJEE, S. & CHOUDHARY, R.N.P. Molecular and impedance spectroscopy of Na 2 Mo 2 O 7 ceramics. Pramana - J Phys 83, 571–577 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-014-0803-9
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