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High Conductivity Electrolyte: Zn 2 GeO 4
Author(s) -
Wu Songping,
Ma Qing,
He Fan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/jace.12447
Subject(s) - conductivity , raman spectroscopy , high resolution transmission electron microscopy , electrolyte , analytical chemistry (journal) , ceramic , transmission electron microscopy , materials science , photoluminescence , electrical resistivity and conductivity , mineralogy , chemistry , nanotechnology , metallurgy , electrode , optoelectronics , physics , chromatography , optics , electrical engineering , engineering
Zn 2 GeO 4 ceramic materials were synthesized by the solid‐state method. Zn 2 GeO 4 powders were investigated with X‐ray powder diffraction ( XRD ) and high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy ( HRTEM ). Oxygen defects in the Zn 2 GeO 4 ceramics were investigated by photoluminescence, Raman, and EDS spectra. Conductivity of Zn 2 GeO 4 was 0.18 S/cm at low temperature of 773 K, and its activation energy was 0.49 eV. The results showed that Zn 2 GeO 4 was a promising low‐temperature electrolyte with high conductivity.