Ai-min LIU,Yu YAO,Meng-xia GUO,Yu-bao LIU,Zhong-ning SHI,Feng-guo LIU,Xian-wei HU,Wen-cai HE,Zhao-wen WANG
The density, conductivity, and viscosity of the 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolinone and lithium nitrate (DMI– LiNO 3 ) solvated ionic liquid were measured as a function of temperature. Additionally, the electrochemical mechanism and electrodeposition of neodymium from the DMI–LiNO 3 solvated ionic liquid were investigated. Cyclic voltammetry results indicate that the electrochemical reduction of Nd(III) is irreversible and proceeds via one-step with three-electron transfer, which is controlled by diffusion with a diffusion coefficient of 5.08×10 −8 cm 2 /s. Energy- dispersive X-ray spectrometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data confirm that the electrodeposit obtained after electrodeposition at −4 V (vs Ag) using the DMI–LiNO 3 –Nd(CF 3 SO 3 ) 3 solvated ionic liquid contains metallic neodymium.
Xiao-qing LU,Ai-min LIU,Feng-guo LIU,Xian-wei HU,Zhong-ning SHI
The feasibility and reaction mechanism of NdFeB film electrodeposition in 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (DMI)−LiNO 3 ionic liquid analogs at room temperature were investigated. Cyclic voltammetry indicated that the reduction peak at −1.83 V (vs Ag) was related to the reduction of Fe(II) to Fe, while the reduction peak at −2.01 V (vs Ag) was related to the reduction of B(III) to B. The electrochemical reduction reaction of Fe(II) and B(III) were irreversible processes controlled by diffusion, and the diffusion coefficients of Fe(II) and B(III) at 313 K were 3.03×10 −6 and 6.74×10 −7 cm 2 /s, respectively. In addition, XRD analysis suggested that the product obtained by the electrodeposition in DMI−LiNO 3 −Nd(CF 3 SO 3 ) 3 −FeCl 2 −H 3 BO 3 ionic liquid analogs for 2 h on the Al substrate contained NdFe 3 B 3 . SEM and EDS analysis showed that Nd, Fe, and B in the cathode product were uniformly distributed. XPS analysis revealed that the mass fractions of Nd, Fe, and B on the W substrate were 27.44%, 27.90%, and 7.51%, respectively.