Probing ion transport at the nanoscale: Time-domain electrostatic force spectroscopy on glassy electrolytes

Abstract

We have carried out time--domain electrostatic force spectroscopy on two different ion conducting glasses using an atomic force microscope. We compare the electrostatic force spectroscopic data obtained at different temperatures with macroscopic electrical data of the glasses. The overall consistency of the data shows that electrostatic force spectroscopy is capable of probing the ion dynamics and transport in nanoscopic subvolumes of the samples.

3 pages, 3 figures

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• Direct observation of molecular cooperativity near the glass transition
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