Electrochemical Formation of Al-Li Alloys by Codeposition of Al and Li from LiCl-KCl-AlF3 Melts at 853 K |
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Authors: | SUN Yi ZHANG Mi-lin HAN Wei LI Mei YANG Yu-sheng |
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Institution: | Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, P. R. China |
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Abstract: | The electrochemical behavior of Al(III) ions was studied in molten LiCl-KCl melts on a molybdenum electrode. Cyclic voltammetry, chronopotentiometry and chronoamperometry were used to explore the deposition mechanism of Al and Li. Cyclic voltammetry expriment indicates that under potential deposition(UPD) of lithium on pre-deposited aluminium led to the formation of liquid Al-Li alloys at 853 K. The diffusion coefficient of Al(III) ions at 853 K in LiCl-KCl-AlF3(1%, mass fraction) melts was determined to be (2.79±0.05)×10?5 cm2/s. Chronopotentiograms and chronoamperograms demonstrate that the codeposition of Al(III) and Li(I) ions formed Al-Li alloys at cathodic current densities higher than ?0.28 A/cm2 or cathodic potentials more negative than ?2.20 V. X-Ray diffraction(XRD) pattern indicates that Al-Li alloys with different phases formed via galvanostatic electrolysis. Inductively coupled plasma(ICP) analyses of the samples obtained by electrolysis show that lithium and aluminium contents of Al-Li alloys could be controlled by AlF3 concentration and current intensity. |
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Keywords: | Electrochemistry Al-Li alloy Codeposition Cyclic voltammetry |
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