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SEM and EDS Characterization of Titanium Cathodes Before and After Electrolysis in Heavy Water

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2020

J. Warner  and
J. Dash
J. Warner
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, Or., 97207-0751
J. Dash
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, Or., 97207-0751
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A series of experiments were conducted with titanium cathodes and platinum anodes electrolyzed in heavy water-sulfuric acid electrolyte in closed cells. Each of the cathodes in these experiments was cut from the same titanium foil (99.99% Ti). Each cathode underwent a pre-experiment and a post-experiment SEM (ISI-SS40) and EDS (LINK AN10000) analysis. Of the eight experimental cathodes, three showed post-experimental evidence of localized chemical changes. This is consistent with other findings from this lab. Results obtained on one of these cathodes are presented here.

This cathode was electrolyzed for 115 hours at 0.40A (current density about 2A/cm2). The cathode was ultrasonically cleaned in deionized water for five minutes prior to the pre experiment analysis. Fig. 1 shows the smooth surface of the cathode before electrolysis. No other elements besides titanium were found. After electrolysis in 19.4g D2O +l.0g H2SO4 the cathode was removed from the cell and rinsed by gentle agitation in deionized water for several minutes.

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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 5 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis '99, Microscopy Society of America 57th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 33rd Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon August 1-5, 1999 , August 1999 , pp. 598 - 599
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America

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