conductivity of a TiO2 cathode in the FFC process and analysis of its influencing factors

The conductivity of a TiO2 cathode in the FFC process was studied by sintering and electrolyzing experiments. Sintered TiO2 cathode and electrochemical reduction of TiO2 were measured using Xray diffraction. Results show that changing the energy band structure of TiO2 via hightemperature sintering can cause electric conduction vacancy. An electric double layer can be formed in molten salt. Ionization of oxygen atoms leads to formation of TiO2x 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 TiO2 cathode. The activated TiO2 cathode can be obtained by forming electric conduction vacancy at hightemperature sintering, the TiO2x ionic structure by electric double layer, and ions infiltrating to the interior of the electrode.

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