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Ce Ce 3+ Cl - Cl 2<br />

The voltammograms obtained for other rare earth trichlorides solutions,in both chloride melts,<br />

behaved in a similar way except for a positive or negative shift of the peak potential value compared to<br />

that of the CeCl 3 . Moreover, it has been observed that the peak potential values obtained in the melt<br />

CaCl 2 -NaCl are slightly less cathodic than those obtained in the eutectic LiCl-KCl.<br />

Figure 1. Cyclic voltammograms of LiCl-KCl with<br />

CeCl 3 (1.57.10 -4 mol/cm 3 ), W E : tungsten 0.28 cm 2<br />

0,2<br />

0,15<br />

Li Li +<br />

0,1<br />

I/A<br />

0,05<br />

0<br />

-0,05<br />

Ce 3+ Ce<br />

-0,1<br />

Li + Li<br />

-0,15<br />

-3 -2 -1 0 1 2<br />

E/V<br />

Figure 2 (a). Voltammogram that proves the formation of a solid product at the tungsten<br />

surface. Reduction step Me(III)+3e ⇔Me and the subsequent anodic dissolution of the deposit<br />

0,06<br />

0,04<br />

Ce Ce 3+<br />

(a)<br />

0,02<br />

I/A<br />

0<br />

-0,02<br />

Ce 3+ Ce<br />

-0,04<br />

-0,06<br />

-2,4 -2,2 -2 -1,8 -1,6 -1,4 -1,2 -1<br />

E/V<br />

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