The interdiffusion of CuI in the melt was measured by using various electrochemical methods (chronopotentiometry, cyclic voltammetry, pulse polarography, chronoamperometry). It was found that chronopotentiometry gave systematically lower values for the diffusion coefficient (table 96).

M.B.Mbuyi, G.Duyckaerts: Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1977, 86[8], 561-4

 

Table 96

Diffusivity of Cu+ in LiCl-45mol%CsCl Melts at 475C

 

Method

D (cm2/s)

chronopotentiometry

3.3 x 10-5

cyclic voltammetry

4.5 x 10-5

pulse polarography

4.5 x 10-5

chronoamperometry

4.4 x 10-5