In this study, the additivity factors of compositions to density and glass transition point (Tg) in a xLi2O-(1-x)[(1-y)TeO2-yZnO] (0<x<20, 0<y<20) glass system were analyzed by using mixture design, and the change of ionic conductivity with density and Tg was discussed. As a method for predicting the relation between glass structure and ionic conductivity, density was measured by the Archimedes method. The glass transition point was analyzed to predict the relation between ionic conductivity and the bonding energy between alkali ions and non-bridge oxygen (NBO). The relation equations showing the additivity factor of each composition to the two properties are as follows: Density(g/cm3) = 2.441x1 ＋ 5.559x2 ＋ 4.863x3 Tg(˚C) = 319x1 ＋ 247x2 ＋ 609x3 － 1950x1x3 (x1 : fraction of Li2O, x2 : fraction of TeO2, x3 : fraction of ZnO) The density decreased as Li2O content increased. This was attributed to change of the TeO2 structure. From this structural result, the electric conductivity of the glass samples was predicted following the ionic conduction mechanism. Finally, it is expected that electric conductivity will increase as the activation energy for ion movement decreases.

This paper presents results and observations obtained from a study of the optical and thermal properties of alkali tellurite depending on the composition. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra showed evidence of chemical modification from TeO4 trigonal bipyramids (tbp) to TeO3 trigonal pyramids (tp) in tellurite glasses. The optical band gaps of the different glass samples calculated using Tauc's method were found to range from 3.5-3.8 eV. The glass transition temperature (Tg) and glass stability (δT) of alkali tellurite glasses were investigated, as M2O [M: Li, Na, K] amounted to 25 mol%, through the use of differential thermal analysis (DTA). The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) was measured in a thermo mechanical analysis (TMA) with a slow heating rate after the glass samples were annealed. The results confirm that the optical band gap of alkali tellurite glasses depends on the Te-O-Te structural relaxation related to the ratio of bridging/non bridging oxygen (BO/NBO). In contrast, the thermal properties are related to the ionic field strength of the Te-O-M and M-O-M bonds, and the Te-O-Te breakage depends on the ratio of BO/NBO.