Cyclic voltammetry at a metallic electrode: application to the reduction of nickel, tantalum and niobium salts in fused electrolytes

Abstract

Electrodeposition of metals was studied by linear sweep voltammetry at a metallic electrode. A mathematical analysis is available for reactions controlled by diffusion. A finite difference algorithm is presented for digital simulation of complex mechanisms comprising adsorption, multistep reaction and formation of a surface layer of insoluble compounds. It was used to study the deposition of tantalum and niobium from fused salts.