Energy-dispersive diffraction studies of inert anodes

A tomographic study of electrochemical cells to observe scales formed on inert anodes has been conducted using energy-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction. This study is preparatory to an investigation that will observe this formation in situ during the cells' operation. The purpose of the...

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Main Authors: Scarlett, N., Madsen, I., Evans, J., Coelho, A., McGregor, K., Rowles, Matthew, Lanyon, M., Urban, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: IUCr Journals 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22176
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author Scarlett, N.
Madsen, I.
Evans, J.
Coelho, A.
McGregor, K.
Rowles, Matthew
Lanyon, M.
Urban, A.
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Madsen, I.
Evans, J.
Coelho, A.
McGregor, K.
Rowles, Matthew
Lanyon, M.
Urban, A.
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description A tomographic study of electrochemical cells to observe scales formed on inert anodes has been conducted using energy-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction. This study is preparatory to an investigation that will observe this formation in situ during the cells' operation. The purpose of the current work was to determine whether this technique would be appropriate for such a study in terms of its sensitivity and whether the results could be quantified satisfactorily. A method has been developed for the quantitative phase analysis of energy-dispersive data using crystal-structure-based Rietveld refinement. This has been tested with standard materials and found to be comparable in accuracy to results obtained from traditional angular-dispersive diffraction. The lower limits of detection of the method have not been established quantitatively but qualitative differences can be seen between cells that have been cycled at different times. These differences indicate a linear relationship between scale formation and electrolysis time.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-221762018-10-01T01:58:26Z Energy-dispersive diffraction studies of inert anodes Scarlett, N. Madsen, I. Evans, J. Coelho, A. McGregor, K. Rowles, Matthew Lanyon, M. Urban, A. A tomographic study of electrochemical cells to observe scales formed on inert anodes has been conducted using energy-dispersive synchrotron X-ray diffraction. This study is preparatory to an investigation that will observe this formation in situ during the cells' operation. The purpose of the current work was to determine whether this technique would be appropriate for such a study in terms of its sensitivity and whether the results could be quantified satisfactorily. A method has been developed for the quantitative phase analysis of energy-dispersive data using crystal-structure-based Rietveld refinement. This has been tested with standard materials and found to be comparable in accuracy to results obtained from traditional angular-dispersive diffraction. The lower limits of detection of the method have not been established quantitatively but qualitative differences can be seen between cells that have been cycled at different times. These differences indicate a linear relationship between scale formation and electrolysis time. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22176 IUCr Journals fulltext
spellingShingle Scarlett, N.
Madsen, I.
Evans, J.
Coelho, A.
McGregor, K.
Rowles, Matthew
Lanyon, M.
Urban, A.
Energy-dispersive diffraction studies of inert anodes
title Energy-dispersive diffraction studies of inert anodes
title_full Energy-dispersive diffraction studies of inert anodes
title_fullStr Energy-dispersive diffraction studies of inert anodes
title_full_unstemmed Energy-dispersive diffraction studies of inert anodes
title_short Energy-dispersive diffraction studies of inert anodes
title_sort energy-dispersive diffraction studies of inert anodes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22176