Surfactant effect on the conductivity behavior of CsH2PO4: Characterization by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Cesium dihydrogen phosphate (CDP) nanoparticles were synthesized using the surfactants cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene (F-68) and (F-68:CTAB) with molar ratio 0.06. The samples conductivity such as CDPCTAB, CDPF-68 and CDP(F-68:CTAB)0.06 was studied by impedance spectroscopy in the frequency range 0.01 Hz to 1 MHz. The Nyquist plots were drawn at different temperatures of 210, 230 and 260 degrees C, which are defined below transition, phase transition and above transition, respectively. The measured conductivities obey the Arrhenius relation. The influence of surfactants on conductivity are more significant at higher temperature due to grain boundary. The conductivity of CDPCTAB increased slightly with increasing temperature to 260 degrees C, whereas the conductivity of other samples decreased with increasing temperature over 230 degrees C. The results indicated that the conductivities increase in the order of CDPCTAB > CDP(F-68:CTAB)0.06 > CDPF-68. These are in accordance to the ion exchange capacities of the samples that the surfactant shows a direct influence on the samples proton mobility. It is found that the conductivity of CsH2PO4 is influenced by surfactant type. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.