Electrical and dielectric analysis of lithium chloride mixed sodium and lithium phosphate glasses

Abstract

Glasses with molar composition 2xLiCl–(40−x)Na2O–(40−x)P2O5–20Li2O, where 0 ≤ 2x≤7 (mol%), were prepared by the melt‐quenching method. The synthesized glasses were characterized by X‐ray diffraction, which confirmed their amorphous nature. The glass transition temperature and crystallization temperature of the samples were determined by differential thermal analysis. The density of the samples was measure using Archimedes principle, and the structural analysis was further investigated using infrared and Raman spectroscopy. The dc conductivity of the samples was investigated, along with their dielectric properties using impedance spectroscopy, in the frequency range 100 Hz to 1 MHz, which showed a maximum of conductivity for the sample with 7 mol% of LiCl. The results were correlated to the increased number of lithium ions and to the chloride ions which can either form P–Cl bonds or occupy the interstitial sites of the glass network.