International Symposium On Solid Ionic and Ionic-Electronic Conductors (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Solid Ionic and Ionic-Electronic Conductors 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 6
PREFACE 8
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 10
CHAPTER 1. IODINE DIFFUSION AND GETTERING IN SOLID ELECTROLYTE BATTERIES 14
1. INTRODUCTION 14
2. RESISTANCE BUILDUP 15
3. LONGEVITY PREDICTION 16
4. COMPARISON WITH EXPERIMENT 16
5. SUMMARY 17
REFERENCES 17
CHAPTER 2. RECENT ADVANCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SODIUM–SULPHUR BATTERIES FOR LOAD LEVELLING AND MOTIVE POWER APPLICATIONS 18
1. INTRODUCTION 18
2. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CELL DESIGNS 18
3. TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS ON CELL DESIGN 20
4. RECENT DEVELOPMENT WORK 23
5. CONCLUSIONS 24
REFERENCES 24
CHAPTER 3. COMPLEX ADMITTANCE OF Agl–Ag OXYSALT HIGH CONDUCTING SOLIDS 26
INTRODUCTION 26
EXPERIMENTAL 26
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 26
REFERENCES 29
CHAPTER 4. EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ßPbF2 THIN FILMS 
30 
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE 30
EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS 30
DISCUSSION 31
CONCLUSION 33
REFERENCES 33
CHAPTER 5. THE APPLICATION OF SOLID ELECTROLYTES TO THE THERMODYNAMIC STUDY OF SOME ALKALINE EARTHS SILICATES 34
REFERENCES 36
CHAPTER 6. CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE CUPROUS IODIDE AND CUPROUS BROMIDE 38
1. INTRODUCTION 38
2. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS 38
3. DISCUSSION 41
REFERENCES 41
CHAPTER 7. SULPHATE-BASED SOLID ELECTROLYTES: PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS 42
INTRODUCTION 42
PHASE DIAGRAMS 42
STRUCTURE 42
PROPERTIES 44
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS 44
REFERENCES 44
CHAPTER 8. THE MICRODOMAIN HYPOTHESIS AND DUAL PHASES IN SOLID ELECTROLYTES 46
THERMODYNAMIC BEHAVIOR 46
SOME EXAMPLES 47
SIMPLE STRUCTURAL MODEL 47
CONSEQUENCES OF MODEL 47
THERMAL HYSTERESIS 48
INVERTED DUAL PHASE STRUCTURES 48
REFERENCES 48
CHAPTER 9. CONDUCTIVITY AND PHASE TRANSITIONS IN A SOLID ELECTROLYTE RbAg4I5 50
INTRODUCTION 50
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE 50
RESULTS 50
DISCUSSION OF RESULTS 52
REFERENCES 53
CHAPTER 10. FREQUENCY DEPENDENT CONDUCTIVITY OF SUPERIONIC CONDUCTORS 54
REFERENCES 57
CHAPTER 11. VOLTAGE RELAXATION MEASUREMENTS OF THE ELECTRON AND HOLE MOBILITIES IN YTTRIA-DOPED ZIRCONIA 58
1. INTRODUCTION 58
2. THEORY 58
3. EXPERIMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS 60
4. RESULTS 60
5. DISCUSSION 61
REFERENCES 63
CHAPTER 12. AN INVESTIGATION OF ß-ALUMINA ELECTROLYTES BY ELECTRIC MODULUS SPECTROSCOPY 66
INTRODUCTION 66
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE 67
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 67
REFERENCES 71
CHAPTER 13. SOME FEATURES OF THE THERMODYNAMICS OF SOLID ELECTROLYTES 72
REFERENCES 77
CHAPTER 14. INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN IONS ADDITION ON RELATIVE STABILITY AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF ß AND ß'' ALUMINA TYPE PHASES LOCALIZATION OF IMPURITIES 78
INTRODUCTION 78
REFERENCES 81
CHAPTER 15. MEASUREMENT OF CHEMICAL DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT OF Ag ATOMS IN a-Ag2X WITH ATOMIC PROBE 84
1. INTRODUCTION 84
2. ATOM MOVEMENT IN A MIXED CONDUCTOR 84
3. TRANSPORT FLUX OF Ag ATOM IN NONISOTHERMAL SYSTEMS 85
4. PRINCIPLE AND RESULTS OF THE MEASUREMENT 86
REFERENCES 87
CHAPTER 16. OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF THIN FILMS OF WO3 ELECTROCHEMICALLY COLOURED 88
INTRODUCTION 88
EXPERIMENTAL 88
RESULTS 89
DISCUSSION 92
REFERENCES 96
CHAPTER 17. NEW ANIONIC CONDUCTING FLUORIDES 98
REFERENCES 102
CHAPTER 18. Li+-Na+ BETA ALUMINA—A NOVEL Li + SOLID ELECTROLYTE 104
INTRODUCTION 104
EXPERIMENTAL 104
RESULTS 105
DISCUSSION 107
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 108
REFERENCES 108
CHAPTER 19. RECENT RESULTS ON LITHIUM ION CONDUCTORS 110
INTRODUCTION 110
COMMENTS ON SOME OTHER LITHIUM ION CONDUCTORS 110
LITHIUM NITRIDE 111
SOLID SOLUTIONS BASED UPON LITHIUM ORTHOSILICATE 113
ALKALI METAL CHLOROALUMINATES 114
MATERIALS WITH THE ANTI-FLUORITE STRUCTURE 115
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 116
REFERENCES 117
CHAPTER 20. NEW Li SOLID ELECTROLYTES 120
INTRODUCTION 120
EXPERIMENTAL 120
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 122
REFERENCES 132
CHAPTER 21. SOME ELECTROCHEMICAL PHENOMENA IN THE MIXED IONIC-ELECTRONIC CONDUCTORS 134
INTRODUCTION 134
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE 134
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 135
REFERENCES 137
CHAPTER 22. STRUCTURAL ASPECTS AND HIGH PARTIAL Cu+-IONIC CONDUCTIVITY IN COMPOUNDS OF CuTeX (X = Cl,Br,I) 138
STRUCTURE OF CuTeX 138
ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS 138
CONCLUSION 140
REFERENCES 140
CHAPTER 23. ß-EUCRYPTITE—A ONE-DIMENSIONAL Li-IONIC CONDUCTOR 142
STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION OF ß-EUCRYPTITE 142
CONCLUSION 143
REFERENCES 144
ANNOUNCEMENTS 146