Abstract
In this work, a critical transition at about 500°C in alternate-current (a.c.) conductance and dielectric relaxation of synthesized fused silica is first observed. The synthesized fused silica sample demonstrates the features of high hydroxyl content and low metal impurities through infrared absorption and ultraviolet transmittance analyses. The dispersion profiles of conductivity at different temperatures demonstrate the feature of the thermally-activated, long-range conduction. Besides, the temperature dependence of a.c. conductivity and dielectric relaxation shows different behaviors in high or low temperature range, thus lead to a critical transition occurring around 500°C. It is believed that the occurrence of the critical transition is ascribed to the heterogeneous crystallite domains, which go through a transformation of stacking structure when the sample was subjected upon a heating.
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