Effect of glass modifier to former ratio on spectroscopic and transport properties of silver boro-tellurite glass system

This manuscript focuses on investigating how the ratio of glass modifier to former (m/f) affects the properties of silver borotellurite glass. Upon preparing the glasses with the formula Ag2SO4-TeO2-0.6B2O3, spectroscopic and dielectric analysis was performed on the samples. Crystalline phase is present in samples with an m/f ratio of more than 0.8, while amorphous phase is proven by the absence of prominent peaks in XRD spectra for samples with a m/f ratio of less than 0.8. The densities of the samples became greater with the addition of the various modifiers to the mixture. The mixing caused values for the optical band gap to drop while increasing values for the Urbach energy. The FTIR spectra made the discovery that the structure of the glass had a number of borate and tellurite groups. On the basis of conductivity measurements, an investigation of the change in AC, DC, and activation energy with modifier to former ratio is carried out. The results of the dielectric investigations suggested that an increase in the m/f ratio of Ag + could potentially lead to an improvement in the ionic conductivity of the material.

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This manuscript investigates the effect of the ratio of glass modifiers to former on the properties of silver borotellurite glass. Spectroscopic and dielectric analysis was performed on samples with the formula Ag2SO4-TeO2-0.6B2O3. The presence of crystalline phase was found in samples with a higher m/f ratio, while samples with a lower m/f ratio showed an amorphous phase. The addition of modifiers increased the density of the samples and caused changes in the optical band gap and Urbach energy. The investigation also suggested that increasing the m/f ratio of Ag+ could potentially improve the ionic conductivity of the material.