Mechanism of Dy and Nd Ions Electrochemical Coreduction with Ni, Co, and Fe Ions in Chloride Melts.

The present paper is devoted to the study of the processes of the mechanism of electrochemical coreduction of Dy and Nd ions with Ni, Co, and Fe ions in the equimolar NaCl-KCl melt at 973 K and characterization of the synthesized samples. The performed voltammetry analysis of the electrochemical coreduction processes elucidated a significant difference in the values of the extraction potentials of the studied metals. This melt testifies that intermetallic compounds of Dy and Nd with Ni, Co, and Fe may be synthesized in the kinetic regime.