Electrochemical behavior of tantalum in ethylene carbonate and aluminum chloride solvate ionic liquid

To investigate the electrochemical reduction mechanism of Ta(Ⅴ)in ethylene carbonate and aluminum chloride(EC-AlCl3)solvate ionic liquid,cyclic voltammetry experiments were conducted on a tungsten working electrode.Four reduction peaks were observed in the cyclic voltammogram of the EC-AlCl3-TaCl5 ionic liquid.The reduction peaks at-0.55,-0.72,and-1.12 V(vs Al)were related to the reduction of Ta(Ⅴ)to tantalum metal by three stages including the formation of Ta(Ⅳ)and Ta(Ⅲ)complex ions.The reduction of Ta(Ⅲ)to tantalum metal was an irreversible diffusion-controlled reaction with a diffusion coefficient of 3.7×10^-7 cm^2/s at 323 K,and the diffusion activation energy was 77 k J/mol.Moreover,the cathode products at 323 K were characterized by scanning electron microscopy,energy-dispersive spectroscopy,and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.The results showed that tantalum metal and tantalum oxides were obtained by potentiostatic electrodeposition at-0.8 V for 2 h.

Physicochemical properties of DMI-LiNO_(3) solvated ionic liquid and its application in electrodeposition of neodymium at room temperature

The density,conductivity,and viscosity of the 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolinone and lithium nitrate(DMILiNO_(3))solvated ionic liquid were measured as a function of temperature.Additionally,the electrochemical mechanism and electrodeposition of neodymium from the DMI-LiNO_(3) solvated ionic liquid were investigated.Cyclic voltammetry results indicate that the electrochemical reduction of Nd(Ⅲ)is irreversible and proceeds via one-step with three-electron transfer,which is controlled by diffusion with a diffusion coefficient of 5.08×10^(-8) cm^(2)/s.Energydispersive X-ray spectrometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data confirm that the electrodeposit obtained after electrodeposition at-4 V(vs Ag)using the DMI-LiNO_(3)-Nd(CF_(3)SO_(3))_(3) solvated ionic liquid contains metallic neodymium.

Physicochemical properties of 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolinone−ZnCl_(2)solvated ionic liquid and its application in zinc electrodeposition

Zinc chloride(ZnCl_(2))was dissolved in the 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolinone(DMI)solvent,and the metallic zinc coatings were obtained by electrodeposition in room-temperature ambient air.The conductivity(σ),viscosity(η),and density(ρ)of the DMI−ZnCl_(2)solvated ionic liquid at various temperatures(T)were measured and fitted.Furthermore,cyclic voltammetry was used to study the electrochemical behavior of Zn(II)in the DMI−ZnCl_(2)solvated ionic liquid,indicating that the reduction of Zn(II)on the tungsten electrode was a one-step two-electron transfer irreversible process.XRD and SEM−EDS analysis of the cathode product confirmed that the deposited coating was metallic zinc.Finally,the effects of deposition potential,temperature and duration on the morphology of zinc coatings were investigated.The results showed that a dense and uniform zinc coating was obtained by potentiostatic electrodeposition at−2 V(vs Pt)and 353 K for 1 h.