Electrochemical cell utilizing molten alkali metal electrode-reactant

Title: Electrochemical cell utilizing molten alkali metal electrode-reactant

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An improved electrochemical cell comprising an additive-modified molten alkali metal electrode-reactant and/or electrolyte is disclosed. Various electrochemical cells employing a molten alkali metal, e.g., sodium, electrode in contact with a cationically conductive ceramic membrane experience a lower resistance and a lower temperature coefficient of resistance whenever small amounts of selenium are present at the interface of the electrolyte and the molten alkali metal. Further, cells having small amounts of selenium present at the electrolyte-molten metal interface exhibit less degradation of the electrolyte under long term cycling conditions.

Inventors:

Virkar, Anil V. ^[1]; Miller, Gerald R. ^[2]

(Sandy, UT)
(Salt Lake City, UT)

Issue Date:: 1983-11-04

Research Org.:: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

OSTI Identifier:: 864721

Patent Number(s):: 4407912

Application Number:: 06/310,859

Assignee:: Ceramatec, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT); University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT) OSTI

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-77ER04451

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: electrochemical; cell; utilizing; molten; alkali; metal; electrode-reactant; improved; comprising; additive-modified; electrolyte; disclosed; various; cells; employing; sodium; electrode; contact; cationically; conductive; ceramic; membrane; experience; resistance; temperature; coefficient; whenever; amounts; selenium; interface; electrolyte-molten; exhibit; degradation; term; cycling; conditions; ionically conductive; cells employing; cell utilizing; improved electrochemical; temperature coefficient; metal electrode; electrochemical cells; molten metal; alkali metal; electrochemical cell; molten alkali; ceramic membrane; cell comprising; conductive ceramic; metal electrode-reactant; utilizing molten; metal interface; /429/

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  abstractNote = {An improved electrochemical cell comprising an additive-modified molten alkali metal electrode-reactant and/or electrolyte is disclosed. Various electrochemical cells employing a molten alkali metal, e.g., sodium, electrode in contact with a cationically conductive ceramic membrane experience a lower resistance and a lower temperature coefficient of resistance whenever small amounts of selenium are present at the interface of the electrolyte and the molten alkali metal. Further, cells having small amounts of selenium present at the electrolyte-molten metal interface exhibit less degradation of the electrolyte under long term cycling conditions.},

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