Vv. Panic et al., RuO2-TiO2 coated titanium anodes obtained by the sol-gel procedure and their electrochemical behaviour in the chlorine evolution reaction, COLL SURF A, 157(1-3), 1999, pp. 269-274
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
TiO2 and RuO2 sols were obtained from RuCl3 and TiCl3 aqueous solutions by
condensation and forced hydrolysis at elevated temperature. The Ti supporte
d coatings were obtained by the sol-gel method using a sol mixture in which
the metal content was Ru(40%)-Ti(60%). The crystal structure of the solid
phase of the sols and their mixtures was examined by S-ray diffraction. The
surface and morphology of the coatings were characterized by scanning elec
tron microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy. Polarization measurement
s and cyclic voltammetry were used to obtain information about the electroc
hemical properties of the obtained anodes. An accelerated corrosion test wa
s applied to quantify the anode stability for the chlorine evolution reacti
on. A stability comparison of the anodes shows a considerably higher lifeti
me for sol-gel coated anodes than for those obtained by the usual thermal d
ecomposition method. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.