Abstract
The electrical properties of the ternary ionic conducting glass system xAgI-(1 - x)[0.67Ag(2)O-0.33B(2)O(3)], where x = 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7 and 0.8, were studied for emphasizing the influence of silver iodide concentration on the transport properties in the based borate glasses. The glasses were prepared by melt quenching technique and characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), FT-IR spectra and differential thermal analysis (DTA). XRD confirmed a glassy nature for all investigated compositions. Electrical conductivity (sigma), dielectric constan t(epsilon'), dielectric loss (epsilon '') and impedance spectra (Z'-Z '') were studied for all samples at a frequency range of 0-10(6) Hz and over a temperature range of 303-413 K. Changes of conductivity and dielectric properties with composition, temperature and frequency were analyzed and discussed. A silver iodine battery using glassy electrolyte sample with the highest ionic conductivity (x = 0.6) was studied. (C) 2013 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.