Abstract
Lithium bismuth borate glasses containing different amounts of cobalt and iron oxides having chemical composition xFe2O3•(20-x)CoO•30Li2O•10Bi2O3•40B2O3 (x = 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 mol% abbreviated as CFLBB1-5 respectively) prepared via melt quench technique have been investigated for their dc electrical conductivity. The amorphous nature of prepared glasses has been confirmed through X-ray diffraction measurements. The dc electrical conductivity has been analyzed by applying Mott’s small polaron hopping model. Activation energies corresponding to lower and higher temperature region have been evaluated. The iron ion concentration (N), mean spacing between iron ions (R) and polaron radius (Rp) has been evaluated using the values of phonon radius (Rph) and Debye temperature (θD). The glass sample without iron (CFLBB1) shows ionic conductivity but the incorporation of iron in the glass matrix results in the appearance of electronic conductivity.
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