The temperature-concentration dependence of the dc electrical conductivity of glasses in the xAg2O-(1 - x)B2O3 (0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.25) system is investigated using active (amalgam) electrodes. A series of glasses are synthesized with the use of D2O as an isotope tracer. The analysis of data on the electrolysis of glasses at 0.15 ≤ x ≤ 0.225 demonstrates that charge carriers in these glasses involve protons formed upon dissociation of impurity water. The water content is evaluated by IR spectroscopy. The electronic component of the total electrical conductivity is determined by the Liang-Wagner technique. It is shown that the contribution of the electronic component does not exceed the sensitivity of the technique (10-2-10-3%). The participation of silver ions in electricity transport processes is studied by the Hittorf method. It is demonstrated that their transport numbers do not exceed 0.53. A comparison of the physicochemical properties of glasses in the Ag2O-B 2O3 and Na2O-B2O3 systems shows that sodium and silver ions occupy different positions in the structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-69
Number of pages7
JournalGlass Physics and Chemistry
Volume32
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2006

    Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Materials Chemistry

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