Effects of Mg2+ interstitial ion on the properties of Mg0.5+x/2Si2-xAlx(PO4)3 ceramic electrolytes

Autor: Z.A. Halim, S.B.R.S. Adnan, F.M. Salleh, N.S. Mohamed
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 439-447 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2213-9567
DOI: 10.1016/j.jma.2017.09.005
Popis: Nasicon type, Mg0.5+x/2Si2-xAlx(PO4)3 was synthesized using citric acid assisted sol-gel method. The X-ray diffraction was applied to investigate the effect of extra Mg2+ interstitial ion on the phase, unit cell parameters and structure of the samples. The Mg0.625Si1.75Al0.25(PO4)3 sample exhibited highest bulk conductivity value of 1.54 × 10−4 S cm−1 at ambient temperature. The frequency dependence of the σac of these ceramic electrolytes follows the universal power law variation, σac (ω) = σo + Aωα. The conductivity parameters such as hopping frequencies, charge carrier concentration and mobile ion concentration proved that the increase in conductivity with x was due to the existence of Mg2+ interstitial ions. The experiment results also revealed that the dielectric constant and dielectric loss decreased with frequency. The Mg0.625Si1.75Al0.25(PO4)3 was found to be electrochemically stable up to 2.51 V at ambient temperature. Keywords: Ceramic, Electrolyte, Mg electrolyte, Interstitial ion, Nasicon
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