Abstract:The conductivity of a TiO2 cathode in the FFC process was studied by sintering and electrolyzing experiments. Sintered TiO2 cathode and electrochemical reduction of TiO2 were measured using Xray diffraction. Results show that changing the energy band structure of TiO2 via hightemperature sintering can cause electric conduction vacancy. An electric double layer can be formed in molten salt. Ionization of oxygen atoms leads to formation of TiO2x ionic structures. The ions infiltrate to the electrode in molten salt, increasing the number of conduction ions. The electrolyzing process proceeds smoothly, based on the integrated mechanism of activating the TiO2 cathode. The activated TiO2 cathode can be obtained by forming electric conduction vacancy at hightemperature sintering, the TiO2x ionic structure by electric double layer, and ions infiltrating to the interior of the electrode.