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Electrochemical impedance of a platinum electrode in fused Na[sub 2]SO[sub 4] melts in SO[sub 2]-O[sub 2] environments

Journal Article · · Journal of the Electrochemical Society; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2220922· OSTI ID:6005853
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  1. Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
The electrochemical impedance of a platinum electrode in fused Na[sub 2]SO[sub 4] melts with and without Na[sub 2]O[sub 2] additive in 0.1 and 1% SO[sub 2]-O[sub 2] environments has been studied from 1,170 to 1,200 K. The charge-transfer resistivity for the reaction involved with the cathodic reduction of the dominant oxidant solute S[sub 2]O[sub 7][sup 2[minus]] is about 0.75 [Omega]-cm[sup 2]. A Warburg impedance resulting from the diffusion of S[sub 2]O[sub 7][sup 2[minus]] in the Na[sub 2]SO[sub 4] melt is dependent on the melt chemistry through an equilibrium with the environment. The mobility of the oxidant and its concentration introduced opposing effects for the temperature dependence of the impedance.
OSTI ID:
6005853
Journal Information:
Journal of the Electrochemical Society; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society; (United States) Vol. 140:10; ISSN JESOAN; ISSN 0013-4651
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English