Using electro-deoxidation to synthesize niobium sponge from solid Nb2O5 in alkali-alkaline-earth metal chloride melts

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 346-356

  Yan, X Y ^a   Fray, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; EUTECTICS; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ELECTRO-DEOXIDATION;

NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0038337160     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2003.0045     Document Type: Article

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