Noncrystalline Sodium Lead-Bismuth Silicate Materials Tuned with Molybdenum Ions for Semiconducting Applications
摘要
Multicomponent glasses comprising 10Na2O-30PbO-10Bi2O3-(50−x) SiO2-xMoO3 (where x = 0–5 mol%) were synthesized using the melt-quenching method. The glass samples were characterized by x-ray diffraction and analyzed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and optical absorption spectroscopy. Optical absorption studies revealed the proportional conversion of Mo6+ ions into Mo5+ local states, which depolymerized the glass network. From EPR spectral analysis, a square pyramid with a Mo=O bond was found to have C4v symmetry. The structural units MoO4 and MoO6 were present in doped glasses, according to their FTIR spectra. At 200°C, the glass with 5 mol% MoO3 exhibited the highest ionic conductivity (9.45 × 10−5 S/cm) and lowest activation energy (0.54 eV). Sodium lead-bismuth silicate glasses with 5 mol% MoO3 content exhibited semi-conducting behavior, which was supported by all spectroscopic and electrical studies.