Joint electroreduction of lanthanum, gadolinium and boron in halide melts

Abstract

The joint electroreduction of La, Gd and B from chloride-fluoride melts has been studied by cyclic voltametry. Based on the analysis of voltamograms the possibility of electrosynthesis of lanthanum-gadolinium borides from chloride-fluoride melts has been shown.

Keywords

• joint electroreduction
• lanthanum and gadolinium chloride-fluoride complexes
• tetrafluoroborate-ion
• high-temperature electrosynthesis
• lanthanum-gadoliniumborides