A Study on the Preparation and Characteristics of Electrodeposited Lead Dioxide Electrodes

전착 이산화납전극의 제조 및 특성에 관한 연구

Addition of various acids or organic compounds to the electrolyte solution during the electrodeposition of $PbO_2$ on titanium madras substrate strongly affected performance of the deposited $PbO_2$ layer. Results of X-ray diffractometry ascertained that ${\beta}-PbO_2$ was deposited in acidic electrolyte. Among additives used in this experiment, $PbO_2$ with a high oxygen overvoltage was electrodeposited when sodium lauryl sulfate was added, and $PbO_2$ with a lower chlorine overvoltage was electrodeposited when polyethylene glycol was added to the electrolyte solution. The oxygen and chlorine overvoltage of $PbO_2$ was strongly dependent on the stirring provided during the electrodeposition experiment. It was observed by the SEM results that the $PbO_2$ grains deposited when stirring was not provided during the electrodeposition have larger than $PbO_2$ grains deposited by stirring. In the $PbO_2$ deposition under acidic electrolyte, the oxygen overvoltage increased with larger $PbO_2$ grains and the chlorine overvoltage decreased with smaller $PbO_2$ grains. The optimal current efficiency of $PbO_2$ in the presence of perchloric acid was observed at $Pb(NO_3)_2$ 560g/l, $65{\sim}70^{\circ}C$, and pH>1.

티타늄마드래스 소지에 $PbO_2$를 전착하는 과정에서 전해액에 여러 가지 산과 유기물질의 첨가는 $PbO_2$전착층의 물성에 큰 영향을 준다. XRD결과 ${\beta}-PbO_2$가 산성 전해액에서 전착되는 것을 확인하였다. 본 실험에서 사용된 첨가제 중 전해액에 sodium lauryl sulfate를 첨가할때 산소과전압이 가장 높은 $PbO_2$가 전착되었으며 polyethylene glycol을 첨가할때는 염소과전압이 가장 낮은 $PbO_2$가 전착되었다. $PbO_2$의 산소과전압과 염소과전압은 $PbO_2$를 전착하는 동안 행하는 교반에 크게 의존한다. SEM결과 전착하는 동안 교반하지 않고 전착한 $PbO_2$결정이 교반하여 전착한 $PbO_2$보다 더욱 크다는 것을 관찰하였다. 또한 산성전해액에서 $PbO_2$를 전착할 경우, $PbO_2$결정 크기가 클수록 산소과전압은 커지며 $PbO_2$결정 크기가 작을수록 염소과전압은 낮아졌다. $HClO_4$의 존재하에서 $PbO_2$를 전착할 경우 560g/1 $Pb(NO_3)_2$, $65{\sim}70^{\circ}C$, pH>1에서 최적의 전착전류효율을 나타내었다.