Abstract
ZrC was successfully synthesized by direct electrolysis of non-sintering ZrO2/C mixture in molten CaCl2 electrolyte. The process of the electrochemical solid state reduction was investigated by characterizing the composition and microstructure of the products under different experimental conditions, in conjunction with analyzing the voltammetric features of initial powders in molten CaCl2. The results showed that the pure ZrC powder could be obtained by direct electrolysis of non-sintering ZrO2/C mixture in 1123K CaCl2 melt at 3.1V for 7h when carbon content in mixture was over stoichiometric ratio of ZrC. Besides the role of carbon source, carbon also promoted the electrochemical reduction of ZrO2. The reaction process involved the electrochemical reduction of ZrO2 in the presence of carbon to form ZrC with CaZrO3 as intermediate.
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