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Electrochemical studies of solid solution electrodes

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1983
Author
Smith, Michael J.
Supervisor
Vincent, Colin Angus
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University of St Andrews
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Using a method based on the analysis of the voltage transient recorded during the application of a galvanostatic pulse to a solid state, three electrode cell, diffusion coefficients of silver electro-active species in AgₓTiS₁.₈ and AgₓNbS₂ were obtained. The activation energy of the diffusion process was found to be approximately 30 kJ mole⁻¹ for TiS₁.₈ and between 34 kJ mole⁻¹ and 24 kJ mole⁻¹, decreasing with increasing guest concentration, for NbS₂. Non-linearity at extended times in the experimental timescale was ascribed to finite length effects, variation of the thermodynamic enhancement factor during the pulse, or a combination of these influences. Temperature and composition variation of the cell emf, for AgₓTiS₁.₈ and AgₓNbS₂ systems, permitted thermodynamic parameters and the compositional variation of the enhancement factors to be obtained. Investigation of the effect of the temperature of oven pre-treatment on compressed powder samples of a lithium ion conducting vitreous electrolyte on the bulk conductivity was carried out using a scanning electron microscope and ac conductivity measurements. Electronic conductivity measurements, using Wagner's method were undertaken on samples of iodotungstate and iodoarsenate glass with a view to confirmation of the low levels necessary for the use of these electrolytes in galvanic cells.
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https://doi.org/10.17630/sta/5
Type
Thesis, PhD Doctor of Philosophy
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/20976

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