Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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190904 | Electrochimica Acta | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Cyclic voltammetry (CV), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) were employed to investigate the electrodeposition of Eu and Al in an LiCl–KCl eutectic melt containing Eu2+ and Al3+ at 450 °C. In order to deposit a pure Eu and Al alloy, the stoichiometrically lower concentration of Al3+ than that of Eu2+ and Al wires as a counter electrode was introduced into the bath of LiCl–KCl melt for the electrodeposition. The electrodeposition takes place at a potential more negative than −1.95 V vs. Ag|Ag+ while the deposit is oxidized at more positive potential than −1.92 V. Two new reduction peaks and an anodic peak on a W working electrode were observed at −2.39 V, −2.42 V, and −2.1 V, vs. Ag|Ag+, respectively, suggesting that the potential window of the Al system in LiCl–KCl melt can be extended to −2.43 V vs. Ag|Ag+. The EDS analysis indicated that AlEu can be deposited at the potential more negative than −2.37 V.