Behaviour of Ni, NiO and LixNi1-xO in molten alkali carbonates

Authors
Antolini, E
Citation
E. Antolini, Behaviour of Ni, NiO and LixNi1-xO in molten alkali carbonates, J MATER SCI, 35(6), 2000, pp. 1501-1505
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00222461 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1501 - 1505
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2461(2000)35:6<1501:BONNAL>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Ni, NiO and LixNi1-xO are the cathodic materials commonly used in molten ca rbonate fuel cells (MCFCs). Since the instability of the cathode is recogni zed as a major hindrance to MCFC development, in this report the behaviour of these nickel species in molten alkali carbonates is reviewed, analyzing step by step the processes of lithiation, dissolution and sinterization at cell operating temperatures. (C) 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers.