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Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol.148, No.4, E148-E154, 2001
Electrode behavior of hydrogen reduction in LiCl-KCl melt II. AC impedance analysis
An sc impedance method was applied to analyze the electrode behavior of hydrogen reduction in a LiCl-KCl eutectic melt containing UH. Impedance plots of the Co and Cu electrodes were explained by using the Randles-Ershler equivalent circuit. Whereas the impedance plots of Fe and Ni electrodes showed an extraordinary shape due to the effect of the diffusion in the finite-length region and were successfully analyzed using a modified Randles-Ershler equivalent circuit, which took into account the effect of the diffusion of hydrogen atoms in the electrode. This analysis has revealed that both the semi-infinite diffusion of molecular hydrogen in electrolyte and the finite-length diffusion of hydrogen atoms in the electrode are contributing to the reaction at the interface of the electrode.