Cathodic polarization of solid tellurium in molten sodium polysulfide

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Sov. Electrochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:7168917

Morachevskii, A G; Klebanov, E B; Sharivker, V S; Demidov, A I

The authors studied the cathodic polarization of tellurium in molten sodium polysulfide close to Na/sub 2/S/sub 3/ in its composition. They used a galvanostatic pulse technique where square current pulses of increasing amplitude were applied to the electrode at certain time intervals and the potential was recorded at the points where the current was turned off. The potentials were measured relative to a sodium reference electrode. Tellurium of TA-1 grade was used in the experiments. The experiments were conducted under argon at a temperature of 523/sup 0/K. All the observations reported indicate that sodium ions are involved in the alloy formation processes during cathodic polarization of tellurium in molten sodium polysulfide.

• Research Organization: M. I. Kalinin Polytechnic Institute, Leningrad (USSR)
• OSTI ID: 7168917
• Journal Information: Sov. Electrochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Electrochem. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 23:5; ISSN SOECA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360102 -- Metals & Alloys-- Structure & Phase Studies
360104 -- Metals & Alloys-- Physical Properties
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400400* -- Electrochemistry
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALLOYS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMISTRY
DEPOSITION
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
ELECTRODEPOSITION
ELECTRODES
ELECTROLYSIS
ELECTROLYTES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY
FREE ENTHALPY
INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
LYSIS
MELTING POINTS
MOLTEN SALTS
PHASE STUDIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLARIZATION
SALTS
SEMIMETALS
SODIUM ALLOYS
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM SULFIDES
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURFACE COATING
TELLURIUM
TELLURIUM ALLOYS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE