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Correlation between the activation enthalpy and Kohlrausch exponent for ionic conductivity in oxide glasses
Physical Review B
  • Kia L. Ngai, Naval Research Laboratory
  • Steve W. Martin, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-15-1989
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.40.10550
Abstract

We have established for alkali ions in oxide glasses a strong correlation between the fractional (Kohlrausch) exponent β in the conductivity relaxation function, exp[-(t/τ*)β], and the activation energy E*a of τ* and σ when varying the composition of oxide glass formers and the alkali ions while holding the alkali-ion concentration constant. An even stronger correlation of the trends in β and the product βE*a is found. These correlations were expected conceptually by the coupling model for conductivity relaxation, and the latter was the motivation behind the present undertaking of the establishment of the correlation from experimental data. The glass-forming oxides considered include P2O5, SiO2, B2O3, Al2O3-B2O3, GeO2, and Al2O3-GeO2. In all, some 89 different compositions were examined and the alkali oxides considered include Li2O, Na2O, K2O, Rb2O, and some of their binary mixtures. The correlation will have a bearing on the viability of theoretical models of conductivity relaxation.

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This article is from Physical Review B 40 (1989): 10550–10556, doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.40.10550. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Kia L. Ngai and Steve W. Martin. "Correlation between the activation enthalpy and Kohlrausch exponent for ionic conductivity in oxide glasses" Physical Review B Vol. 40 Iss. 15 (1989) p. 10550 - 10556
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/steve_martin/26/