Influence of temperature on the local structure around iodine in fast-ion-conducting Agl: Ag2MoO(4) glasses

Extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements have been performed at the Kedge of iodine in (AgI)1−y(Ag2MoO4)y glasses, with y = 0.25 and 0.33, as a function of temperature from 25K to the glass transition temperature Tg 323 K. EXAFS monitors the short-range component of the I–Ag distance distribution. At 25 K, iodine coordinates to about four silver ions, at an average distance about 0.06 Å larger than in β-AgI. As temperature increases, EXAFS monitors a progressive depletion of the short-range distribution, due to transitions of Ag ions into a long-range component. Coordination number and mean value of the short-range I–Ag distribution decrease while temperature is increasing. EXAFS results give information on the local modifications around iodine due to the ionic diffusivity.