Physical–Chemical Properties and Conductivity of Na2O–SnO2–SiO2 Glass Systems

I. S. Kovyazinaa, G. V. Nechaevb, *, S. G. Vlasovaa, and O. G. Reznitskikhb
Translated by V. Potapchuk

aUral Federal University, Yekaterinburg, 620002 Russia

bInstitute of High-Temperature Electrochemistry, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, 620137 Russia

Correspondence to: *e-mail: N_gregory@mail.ru

Received 28 March, 2016

Abstract—The effect of tin(IV) oxide on the conductivity and chemical stability of sodium–silicate glass has been studied for five different glass compositions. Dilatometry and DSC were used to investigate the thermal behavior of the glass. The research into transport characteristics of the glass has shown that its conductivity is in the range of 2 × 10–8–5 × 10–7 S/cm at 25°C and 10–3 S/cm at 300°C.

Keywords: vitreous solid electrolytes, sodium batteries, sodium–silicate glass, vitrification temperature, crystallization temperature, hydrolytic stability, conductivity

DOI: 10.1134/S1087659617020080