Electronic Materials (Sep 2024)

Raman Spectroscopy and Electrical Transport in 30Li<sub>2</sub>O• (67−<i>x</i>) B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>•(<i>x</i>) SiO<sub>2</sub>•3Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Glasses

  • Amrit P. Kafle,
  • David McKeown,
  • Winnie Wong-Ng,
  • Meznh Alsubaie,
  • Manar Alenezi,
  • Ian L. Pegg,
  • Biprodas Dutta

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/electronicmat5030012
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 3
pp. 166 – 188

Abstract

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We have investigated the influence of the relative proportions of glass formers in a series of lithium alumino-borosilicate glasses with respect to electrical conductivity (σ) and glass transition temperature (Tg) as functions of glass structure, as determined using Raman spectroscopy. The ternary lithium alumino-borate glass exhibits the highest σ and lowest Tg among all the compositions of the glass series, 30Li2O•3Al2O3• (67−x) B2O3•xSiO2. However, as B2O3 is replaced by SiO2, a shallow minimum in σ, as well as a shallow maximum in Tg, are observed near x = 27, where the Raman spectra indicate that isolated diborate/tetraborate/orthoborate groups are being progressively replaced by danburite/reedmergnerite-like borosilicate network units. Overall, as the glasses become silica-rich, σ is minimized, while Tg is maximized. In general, these findings show correlations among Tg (sensitive to network polymerization), σ (proportional to ionic mobility), and the different borate and silicate glass structural units as determined using Raman spectroscopy.

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