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    AN AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIC AND KINETIC STUDY OF THE REACTION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE WITH ATOMICALLY CLEAN LITHIUM SURFACES.

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    Author
    Nebesny, Kenneth Walter
    Issue Date
    1984
    Keywords
    Sulfur dioxide -- Reactivity.
    Lithium -- Reactivity.
    Advisor
    Armstrong, Neal R.
    
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    The University of Arizona.
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    The growth of the layer formed on atomically clean lithium metal upon exposure to SO₂ gas is sequentially studied by controlling the quantity of gas reacted with the surface in a specially constructed vacuum system. A Fast Fourier Transform algorithm for the removal of instrumental broadening, and quantized and inelastic electron loss processes from the background of an Auger spectrum is presented. The deconvolved peaks for the S(LMM) and O(KKL) valence transitions are used to determine the molecular composition of the layer at each stage of its formation. The associated peak areas give the quantity of SO₂ reacted with the surface and the relative amounts of sulfur and oxygen present in each layer. The results indicate that two distinct layers of different composition are formed. The lower layer is a complete monolayer of Li₂O/Li₂S in a two-to-one ratio. The upper layer is thicker and consists of LiS₂O₄ and LiS₂O₃ in a 50% mixture. The formation of the upper layer is observed only after exposures of the surface to partial pressures of SO₂ greater than one millitorr. A model to explain the formation of the two layers and the observed pressure dependence is given. A flow method is used to study the kinetics of the Li-SO₂ reaction at submonolayer coverages. The pressure in a reaction vessel is monitored as a function of time when a fresh Li surface is exposed. A reaction order between 0.5 and 0.9 results, indicating that the surface of the scraped Li is energetically heterogeneous with respect to sites available for adsorption. An Arrhenius plot of the data indicates that the activation energy for the dissociative chemisorption to form the first monolayer lies between 2 and 5 kcal/mole. The sources for site heterogeneity and the activation energy are discussed. The resulting molecular model is used in combination with preliminary electrochemical results to compare the gas phase layer with the film formed on Li anodes in the Li/SO₂ ambient temperature battery. The model proves to be useful in explaining storage and discharge characteristics of the battery that are due to the presence of the anodic film.
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    Ph.D.
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    doctoral
    Degree Program
    Chemistry
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    University of Arizona
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