Mechanism of the cathode process in the electrochemical synthesis of TiB2 in molten salts—I. The synthesis in an all-fluoride electrolyte
Mechanism of the cathode process in the electrochemical synthesis of TiB2 in molten salts—I. The synthesis in an all-fluoride electrolyte
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DOI:
10.1016/0013-4686(89)87120-8
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发表时间:
1989-06
影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
M. Makyta;K. Matiašovský;V. Taranenko
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作者:
M. Makyta;K. Matiašovský;V. Taranenko
The mechanism of the cathode process in the electrochemical synthesis of titanium diboride in molten LiFKF supporting electrolyte containing potassium hexafluorotitanate and tetrafluoroborate as electrochemically active components has been determined by means of linear and cyclic voltammetry. It was found that the reduction of Ti(IV) in the system LiFKFK2TiF6KBF4proceeds in two steps: Ti(IV)→Ti(III)→Ti (in TiB2). The first step is followed by the reduction of B(III) to elementary boron which reacts with titanium reduced with depolarization from Ti(III) under formation of TiB2. The depolarization can be explained by the high negative value of the Gibbs energy of formation of TiB2.