Electrode Studies in Nonaqueous Electrolytes

Abstract

The electrochemical properties of the smooth lithium electrode in ‐propylene carbonate solutions were studied at temperatures up to 70°C by galvanostatic methods. For the range of current densities, temperatures, and concentrations studied, the anodic and cathodic polarization data were symmetrical through zero current density. Values for the exchange current density, , were calculated at each experimental condition; at 28°C and , . The , and α had a temperature independent value of about 0.67. The electrochemical reaction order was 1 for concentrations up to 1M in Li+ ion.