Determination of the oxidation state of solutes in glass-forming melts can be made in situ using electrochemical techniques. Nevertheless accurate voltammetric measurements are perturbed by the simultaneous influence of broader voltamperometric signals and high residual currents. The aim of this investigation was to test various voltammetric methods as well as chronopotentiometry, chronoamperometry and AC impedance plots in order to analyze the electrochemical behavior of a given solute. The Ni(ll) entity was selected, its reduction wave being well-defined. Experiments were carried out over the temperature range from 1148 to 1473 K.
INTRODUCTIONGlass manufacture for most applications has been empirically modified over several centuries before scientific understanding of the interactions between the glass-forming melt and the surrounding atmosphere was effective (1).Since the past twenty years, new techniques and economic factors allowed to improve the traditional glass making by a better control of the redox conditions of the melt in the furnace. This state is ruled by the oxygen partial pressure, the oxobasicity of the melt and the temperature of