Synthesis of Yttrium Intermetallic Compounds on the Surface of Copper Samples in an NaCl–KCl Melt

Electrochemical Properties and Nucleation Morphology of Yttrium on Tungsten Substrate in Molten Salt

“…8 Later in 1970, for the specific motivation of electrochemical separation of fission product impurities, HOSHIN et al studied the electrochemical and thermodynamic properties of yttrium and yttrium-zinc alloys in fused LiCl-KC1 eutectic. 9 Since then, many works were conducted to extend the yttrium electrochemistry in chloride molten salts, such as the electrochemical behaviors on different electrodes such as Ni, [10][11][12][13] Cu, 14 Mo 12 and W, 2,13 co-reduction mechanisms with other cations, 6,15,16 investigations of cathodic kinetics, diffusion coefficient and electrocrystallization mechanism. 2 Castrillejo et al found that the nucleation mechanism of yttrium deposition on the tungsten electrode is an instantaneous nucleation process in the eutectic LiCl-KCl.…”