• 文献标题:   Electrochemical Reactions of Uranium Trichloride on a Graphene Surface in LiCI-KCI Molten Salt
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KIM DH, BAE SE, PARK TH, KIM JY, PARK YS, PARK YJ, CHO YH, YEON JW, SONG K
  • 作者关键词:   uranium, graphene, molten salt, pyrochemical proces
  • 出版物名称:   ELECTROCHEMISTRY
  • ISSN:   1344-3542 EI 2186-2451
  • 通讯作者地址:   Korea Atom Energy Res Inst
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.5796/electrochemistry.82.462
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

The electrochemcal reactions of uranium trichloride on the surfaces of dimensionally very dissimilar carbon-based materials such as glassy carbon (GC) and graphene in LiCI-KCI eutectic melt were investigated using cyclic voltannmetry (CV) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The cathodic scanning of CV displayed that the Li intercalation reaction into the GC electrode governs at the potential of approximately -1.45V vs. Ag vertical bar Ag+ where the electrodeposition reaction of uranium may occur. On the other hand, the graphene electrode presented electrodeposition current of the uranium without interference at -1.45V vs. Ag vertical bar Ag+ because the Li intercalation reaction was extensively diminished on the very thin graphene film. In addition, it was successful to measure the electrodeposition current of gadolinium at more positive than 2.1V without the interference of the Li intercalation into the graphene substrate. Consequently, the significant reduction of the Li intercalation reaction on the nanometer thick carbon electrode extensively expands the electrochemical potential window of the carbon-based electrode with respect to the bulk carbon electrode in LiCI-KCI melt, emphasizing that the graphene has a great potential as a cathode electrode in high temperature molten salt electrolytes.