Electrochemical preparation of Al–Sm intermetallic compound whisker in LiCl–KCl Eutectic Melts

Electrochemical preparation and properties of a Mg-Li-Y alloy via co-reduction of Mg(ii) and Y(iii) in chloride melts

Mg-Li based alloys have been widely used in various fields. However, the widespread use of Mg-Li based alloys were restricted by their poor properties. The addition of rare earth element in Mg-Li can significantly improve the properties of alloys. In the present work, different electrochemical methods were used to investigate the electrochemical behavior of Y(iii) on the W electrode in LiCl-KCl melts and LiCl-KCl-MgCl2 melts. In LiCl-KCl melts, typical cyclic voltammetry was used to study the electrochemical mechanism and thermodynamic parameters for the reduction of Y(iii) to metallic Y. In LiCl-KCl-MgCl2 melts, the formation mechanism of Mg-Y intermetallic compounds was investigated, and the results showed that only one kind of Mg-Y intermetallic compound was formed under our experimental conditions. Mg-Li-Y alloys were prepared via galvanostatic electrolysis, and XRD and SEM equipped with EDS analysis were used to analyze the samples. Because of the restrictions of EDS analysis, ICP-AES was used to analyze the Li content in Mg-Li-Y alloys. The microhardness and Young's modulus of the Mg-Li-Y alloys were then evaluated.

Electrochemical reduction La(iii) on W and Mg electrodes: application to prepare Mg–La and Mg–Li–La alloys in LiCl–KCl melts

The electrochemical behavior of La(iii) ions was studied by different electrochemical measurements in LiCl–KCl–MgCl₂ melts on a W electrode and in LiCl–KCl melts on an active Mg electrode at 873 K, respectively.