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Single-phase samples of tungsten bronzes M x WO3 (M = K+, Rb+, Cs+) are prepared by solid-state synthesis. The reversibility of the M0.33WO3/M+-solid electrolyte interface is studied subject to the alkali metal nature and humidity over a wide temperature interval. The exchange current density at 24°C and 58%-relative humidity is 3.6 × 10−4 A/cm2 for the Rb0.33WO3/Rb+-solid electrolyte interface; 2.2 × 10−4 A/cm2 for the Cs0.33WO3/Cs+-solid electrolyte interface; and 1.3 × 10−4 A/cm2 for the K0.33WO3/K+-solid electrolyte interface. A correlation between the reversibility of the bronze|solid electrolyte interface, which is characterized by the exchange current density, and the rate of potential equilibration in sensor systems, where the bronze is a reference electrode, is revealed. Ionic component of the conductivity of the synthesized tungsten oxide bronzes is measured at a background of the predominant electronic conductivity. The ionic conductivity is three orders of magnitude lower than the electronic conductivity; it decreases in the series Rb0.33WO3 > Cs0.33WO3 > K0.33WO3, amounting to 2.3 × 10−2, 2.1 × 10−3, and 2 × 10−4 S cm−1, respectively. The working capacity of the M0.3WO3 bronzes as reference electrodes in sensor systems for carbon dioxide detection is evaluated. The plots of the cell potential vs. the CO2 concentration in the electrochemical cells are linear, their slopes (59 ± 1 mV/decade) are characteristic for one-electron process. The fastest response to changes in the CO2 concentration was obtained with the sensor system that used Rb0.33WO3 as reference electrode.
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Original Russian Text © L.S. Leonova, A.V. Levchenko, E.I. Moskvina, N.S. Tkacheva, T.N. Aleshina, S.E. Nadkhina, A.M. Kolesnikova, Yu.A. Dobrovol’skii, N.G. Bukun, 2009, published in Elektrokhimiya, 2009, vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 629–636.
Published by report at IX Conference “Fundamental Problems of Solid State Ionics”, Vhernogolovka, 2008.
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Leonova, L.S., Levchenko, A.V., Moskvina, E.I. et al. Tungsten oxide bronzes with alkali metals. Russ J Electrochem 45, 593–601 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193509050188
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