Yj. Lee et al., GRAIN-BOUNDARY EFFECT IN (BI2O3)(0.75)(WO3)(0.25) AND (BI2O3)(0.7)(SRO)(0.3) SOLID ELECTROLYTES, Solid state ionics, 76(1-2), 1995, pp. 1-4
The effect of grain boundaries on electrical conductivity was investig
ated in sintered (Bi2O3)(0.75)(WO3)(0.25) and (Bi2O3)(0.7)(SrO)(0.3) s
olid electrolytes. Electrical conductivities of the specimens with dif
ferent grain sizes were measured using ac impedance analysis. The grai
n conductivity and the grain boundary conductivity were not separated
in the complex impedance plane, and the specimens with large grain siz
e showed almost the same conductivities as the specimens with small gr
ain size, In the Bi2O3 system, it is thought that the electrical prope
rties of the grain boundary are not different from those of the grains
regardless of their crystal structures.