Optimization of electrical conductivity in copper phosphate glasses

Abstract Amorphous CuO-P2O5 glasses doped with ZnO and CdCl2 have been prepared by melt quenching. The electrical conductivity of CuO-P2O5 glasses were optimized over a range of frequency and temperature as 100 Hz − 1 MHz and 323–573 K, respectively. The trend of increasing conductivity was observed in prepared glasses as frequency and temperature increased. The obtained results ac and dc conductivity confirm the power law of Jonscher and Arrhenius law, on the basis of which it can suggest increased conductivity of glasses.