Structural, Spectroscopic and Dielectric Properties of Iron-Doped Arsenic-Antimony Oxyfluoride Glasses
摘要
Glasses with the composition (10−x)ZnF2–50 As2O3–40 Sb2O3:xFe2O3 (where x varies from 0 mol% to 2.5 mol% in 0. 5 mol% increments) were synthesized. Key physical properties, including molar volume, interionic concentration, ionic distance, polaron radius, electronic polarizability, oxygen packing density, and metallization constant, were determined using experimental density and refractive index measurements. Spectroscopic analyses, such as optical absorption, infrared (IR), and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies, revealed that the highest redox ratio (Fe2+/Fe3+) occurs at a Fe2O3 concentration of approximately 1.5 mol%. At higher Fe2O3 levels, Fe3+ ions dominate, occupying substitutional sites and increasing glass network rigidity. Dielectric properties, including alternating-current (AC) conductivity (σAC), dielectric constant (ε′), dielectric loss (tan δ), and dielectric breakdown strength, were analyzed across various frequencies and temperatures. AC conductivity reached its peak at 1.5 mol% Fe2O3, while dipole conductivity exhibited the lowest activation energy, suggesting charge transport via polaronic hopping between Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions. The quantum mechanical tunneling model explains low-temperature AC conductivity, which is influenced by divalent iron ions modifying dielectric behavior. As Fe2O3 concentration increases, glass rigidity enhances, reducing dielectric parameters. Overall, Fe2O3 primarily integrates into the glass network at octahedral sites, acting as a reducing agent at concentrations ≤ 1.5 mol%.