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Exercise 4.2 – Study of oxygen-electrode reaction ..............................................180
Exercise 4.3 – Overpotential in an oxygen electrochemical pump ......................182
Exercise 4.4 – Determination of exchange current...............................................185
Exercise 4.5 – Reduction of water vapor at the M / YSZ interface
with M = Pt, Ni ............................................................................................186
Exercise 4.6 – Hydrogen oxidation at Ni / YSZ interface .....................................187
Solutions to exercises ...........................................................................................189
Solution 4.1 – Oxygen-diffusion-limited electrode ..............................................189
Solution 4.2 – Study of oxygen-electrode reaction ..............................................192
Solution 4.3 – Overpotential in an oxygen electrochemical pump ......................194
Solution 4.4 – Determination of exchange current ...............................................198
Solution 4.5 – Reduction of water vapor at the M / YSZ interface
with M = Pt, Ni ............................................................................................200
Solution 4.6 – Hydrogen oxidation at Ni / YSZ interface .....................................203
Chapter 5 – Applications ................................................................................205
Course notes .......................................................................................................205
5.1 – Electrochemical sensors ..............................................................................205
5.1.1 – Definition and characteristics ..........................................................205
5.1.2 – Potentiometric sensor for gas analysis ............................................206
5.1.3 – Amperometric sensor .......................................................................207
5.1.4 – Coulometric sensor ..........................................................................208
5.1.5 – Conductometric sensor for gas analysis ..........................................208
5.2 – Electrochemical generators .........................................................................208
5.2.1 – Definition and characteristics ..........................................................208
5.2.2 – Discharge and (re)charge of electrochemical generators ................209
5.2.3 – Primary batteries, fuel cells, and secondary batteries ......................210
Exercises ............................................................................................................212
Exercise 5.1 – Determination of standard free enthalpy of formation for AgCl ..212
Exercise 5.2 – Measurement of thermodynamic quantities of metal fluorides ....212
Exercise 5.3 – Measurement of O
2−
ion activity in a molten salt.........................213
Exercise 5.4 – Calculation of equilibrium constants for defect formation
in Cu 2 O ........................................................................................................216
Exercise 5.5 – TiS 2 : insertion material .................................................................217
Exercise 5.6 – Chlorine sensor based on doped strontium chloride .....................219
Solid-State Electrochemistry
Exercise 4.2 – Study of oxygen-electrode reaction ..............................................180
Exercise 4.3 – Overpotential in an oxygen electrochemical pump ......................182
Exercise 4.4 – Determination of exchange current...............................................185
Exercise 4.5 – Reduction of water vapor at the M / YSZ interface
with M = Pt, Ni ............................................................................................186
Exercise 4.6 – Hydrogen oxidation at Ni / YSZ interface .....................................187
Solutions to exercises ...........................................................................................189
Solution 4.1 – Oxygen-diffusion-limited electrode ..............................................189
Solution 4.2 – Study of oxygen-electrode reaction ..............................................192
Solution 4.3 – Overpotential in an oxygen electrochemical pump ......................194
Solution 4.4 – Determination of exchange current ...............................................198
Solution 4.5 – Reduction of water vapor at the M / YSZ interface
with M = Pt, Ni ............................................................................................200
Solution 4.6 – Hydrogen oxidation at Ni / YSZ interface .....................................203
Chapter 5 – Applications ................................................................................205
Course notes .......................................................................................................205
5.1 – Electrochemical sensors ..............................................................................205
5.1.1 – Definition and characteristics ..........................................................205
5.1.2 – Potentiometric sensor for gas analysis ............................................206
5.1.3 – Amperometric sensor .......................................................................207
5.1.4 – Coulometric sensor ..........................................................................208
5.1.5 – Conductometric sensor for gas analysis ..........................................208
5.2 – Electrochemical generators .........................................................................208
5.2.1 – Definition and characteristics ..........................................................208
5.2.2 – Discharge and (re)charge of electrochemical generators ................209
5.2.3 – Primary batteries, fuel cells, and secondary batteries ......................210
Exercises ............................................................................................................212
Exercise 5.1 – Determination of standard free enthalpy of formation for AgCl ..212
Exercise 5.2 – Measurement of thermodynamic quantities of metal fluorides ....212
Exercise 5.3 – Measurement of O
2−
ion activity in a molten salt.........................213
Exercise 5.4 – Calculation of equilibrium constants for defect formation
in Cu 2 O ........................................................................................................216
Exercise 5.5 – TiS 2 : insertion material .................................................................217
Exercise 5.6 – Chlorine sensor based on doped strontium chloride .....................219
Solid-State Electrochemistry