Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, Volume. 11, Issue 1, 2150005(2021)

Electrical conductivity and vibrational studies induced phase transition in [N(C3H7)4]2ZnBr4 compound

Souad Chkoundali* and Abdelhedi Aydi*
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  • Laboratory of Multifunctional Materials and Applications (LaMMA), Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, B.P. 1171, 3000 Sfax, Tunisia
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    Bis-Tetrapropylammonium tetrabromozincate was synthesized and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, as well as vibrational and impedance spectroscopy. Rietveld’s refinement of X-ray diffractogram confirmed the crystallization of the compound through the monoclinic system (space group C2/c). A temperature study of Raman scattering revealed two phase transitions at approximately T1 = 340 K and T2 = 393 K. The wavenumber and the line width’s evolution as a function of temperature showed some peculiarities associated with these transitions, which suggests that they are governed by the reorientation of the organic part [N(C3H7)4]+. The complex impedance plotted as a double semicircular arc in the studied temperature range and the centers of these semicircles lie below the real axis, which indicates that the material is an on-Debye type. These semicircular arcs are related to the bulk and the grain boundary effects. Furthermore, the alternating current conductivity of [N(C3H7)4]2ZnBr4 obeyed Jonscher’s law: σAC(ω) = σdc+Aωs and the conduction could be attributed to the correlated barrier hopping (CBH) model in both region(I) and (II) and the Non-overlapping Small Polaron Tunneling (NSPT) in region (III).Bis-Tetrapropylammonium tetrabromozincate was synthesized and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, as well as vibrational and impedance spectroscopy. Rietveld’s refinement of X-ray diffractogram confirmed the crystallization of the compound through the monoclinic system (space group C2/c). A temperature study of Raman scattering revealed two phase transitions at approximately T1 = 340 K and T2 = 393 K. The wavenumber and the line width’s evolution as a function of temperature showed some peculiarities associated with these transitions, which suggests that they are governed by the reorientation of the organic part [N(C3H7)4]+. The complex impedance plotted as a double semicircular arc in the studied temperature range and the centers of these semicircles lie below the real axis, which indicates that the material is an on-Debye type. These semicircular arcs are related to the bulk and the grain boundary effects. Furthermore, the alternating current conductivity of [N(C3H7)4]2ZnBr4 obeyed Jonscher’s law: σAC(ω) = σdc+Aωs and the conduction could be attributed to the correlated barrier hopping (CBH) model in both region(I) and (II) and the Non-overlapping Small Polaron Tunneling (NSPT) in region (III).

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    Souad Chkoundali, Abdelhedi Aydi. Electrical conductivity and vibrational studies induced phase transition in [N(C3H7)4]2ZnBr4 compound[J]. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2021, 11(1): 2150005

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 20, 2020

    Accepted: Feb. 2, 2021

    Published Online: Nov. 1, 2022

    The Author Email: Chkoundali Souad (aydi_abdelhedi@yahoo.fr), Aydi Abdelhedi (aydi_abdelhedi@yahoo.fr)

    DOI:10.1142/S2010135X21500053

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