Evaluation of the thermochemical properties of the HoCdx intermetallic compounds using electrochemical techniques

Abstract

The electrode reaction of Ho(III)/Ho couple in the eutectic LiCl-KCl, at Cd liquid electrodes (i.e a Cd pool and a Cd coated W electrodes) was investigated in the temperature range of 673-823K. In both electrodes, the electrochemical reduction of Ho(III) was observed at less cathodic potential values than at the surface of an inert W electrode, due to the decrease of Ho activity in the metal phase.