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Electrical Conductivity and Structural Properties of Cesium Iron Phosphate Glasses: A Potential Host for Vitrifying Nuclear Waste

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Mogus-Milankovic ,
K. Furic  and
D. E. Day
K. Furic
Affiliation:
Ruder Boskovic Institute, Department of Physics, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
D. E. Day
Affiliation:
University of Missouri-Rolla, Graduate Center for Materials Research, Rolla, MO 65409-1170, USA
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Abstract

The thermally stimulated current (TSC) and dc conductivity for iron phosphate glasses containing up to 28 mol% Cs2O have been measured in a temperature range from 120 to 400 K. The dc conductivity and activation energy were constant and independent of Cs2O content. With increasing cesium concentration in cesium iron phosphate glasses the slowly moving cesium ions are more tightly bound to the non-bridging oxygen ions and make no measurable contribution to dc conductivity. The dc conduction in these glasses is totally electronic, controlled by electron hopping between iron ions. The ionic conduction is immeasurably small because of the low mobility of the cesium ions. This agreement is reinforced by the excellent chemical durability of the glasses, where the dissolution rate at 90oC changes little with increasing Cs2O content. Raman spectroscopy indicated that the structure of these glasses was composed of predominantly pyrophosphate (P2O7) groups, but the metaphosphate chains (PO3) also existed.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 663: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste management XXIV , 2000 , 153
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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