Modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC), thermogravimetry (TG) and impedance spectroscopy (IS) were used to study the phase equilibria and electrical conductivity of the composite solid electrolytes (1-x)NH4H2PO4-xAl2O3 in the concentration range x=0.0-0.7. The composites were prepared by mechanical mixing of the components followed by heating at temperatures below the NH4H2PO4 (ADP) melting point at 210 oC. The MDSC curves show three endothermic peaks at 137, 157 and 200 oC, respectively, on the first heating run. The first peak at 137 oC is reported here for the first time. The third one decreas with the increase of the alumina concentration and disappears for x>0.5. The conductivity decreases with the alumina concentration except for x=0.5 where we observe a small maximum whose conductivity value is lower that of pure ADP.
Key Words: . composite, solid electrolytes
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