Formation, Microstructure, and Conductivity of a Novel Ga(2)S(3)-Sb(2)S(3)-AgI Chalcogenide System

Novel glasses in a Ga(2)S(3)-Sb(2)S(3)-AgI system were prepared with a melt-quenching method, and their glass-forming region was identified. The maximum dissolvable AgI in glasses was 65 mol%. The thermal, optical, and structural properties of glasses were investigated as a function of AgI and Ga(2)S(3) contents. The Ga(2)S(3)-Sb(2)S(3)-AgI glasses possess a wide region of transmission window (0.65−14 μm). An ionic conductivity of approximately 1.01 × 10(−3) S/cm can be obtained for a 40 (0.8Sb(2)S(3)-0.2Ga(2)S(3))-60AgI glass at an ambient temperature, and the ionic conductivity increased as temperature increased. The relative activation energy of Ag(+) conduction was also calculated. These novel glasses show potential for the combined application of infrared optics and solid electrolytes.