Electrical measurements on multiphased (NaCl)x(KCl)y−x(KBr)1−y single crystals

Alkali halide mixed crystals were melt grown from NaCl, KCl and KBr starting materials. DC and AC electrical measurements were carried out on the resulting ternary compositions at temperatures ranging from 308 to 423 K. Activation energies and mean jump frequencies were also estimated. The present study indicates an increase of DC and AC electrical conductivities and dielectric constant with the increase of temperature. Also, it indicates a nonlinear variation of all the electrical parameters (both DC and AC) with the bulk composition, which is explained to be due to the enhanced diffusion of charge carriers along dislocations and grain boundaries.