Redox properties of samarium, europium and ytterbium in molten eutectic mixture of sodium, potassium and cesium chlorides

Kinetic and Thermodynamic Properties of Samarium Chlorides Dissolved in Alkali Chloride Melts Obtained by Electrochemical Transient Techniques

“…The redox behavior of samarium was investigated in the ternary NaCl-KCl-CsCl eutectic melt between 823 and 1073 K employing cyclic voltammetry on a tungsten-working electrode. 42 It was found that the recharge process is reversible and controlled by z E-mail: kuznet@chemy.kolasc.net.ru; s.kuznetsov@ksc diffusion of the electroactive species at the scan rates up to 0.1 V s −1 . Formal standard redox potentials of the Sm(III)/Sm(II) redox couple were determined, and the thermodynamic and transport properties of Sm(III), Sm(II) complexes were estimated.…”

An Electrochemical Study of Divalent Ytterbium Species in NaCl–KCl and NaCl–KCl–CsCl Based Melts

“…Lowering ytterbium concentration in the melt also led to a higher degree of reduction. process (19,20). The cathodic peak below -1.5 V is associated with the reduction of Yb(II) to Yb(0).…”

“…The electrochemical behavior of ytterbium species in fused alkali chlorides was studied in 3LiCl-2KCl, NaCl-KCl, 6NaCl-9KCl-5CsCl, NaCl-2CsCl and CsCl based melts employing stationary and transient electrochemical methods (electromotive force measurements, linear, cyclic and square wave voltammetry, and chronopotentiometry) (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20). Formal standard red-ox potentials (E* Yb(II)/Yb(III) ) and diffusion coefficients of the electroactive species were determined using the transient methods.…”