X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of sodium reactions in carbon cathode blocks of aluminium oxide reduction cells

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1438-1447

  Brisson, P Y ^a   Darmstadt, H ^b   Fafard, M ^c   Adnot, A ^c   Servant, G ^b   Soucy, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical structure; Electrodes; Graphite; Intercalation; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; CATHODES; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; INTERCALATION COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON CATHODES; GRAPHENE; METALLIC SODIUM; REDUCTION CELLS;

SODIUM;

EID: 33748697616     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.11.030     Document Type: Article

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