CyclicvoltammetryandchronoamperometrywereusedtoinvestigatetheclectrochemicalbehaviorofFe(Ⅱ)andEr(Ⅲ)inaLiClO4-DMSO(dimethylsufoxide)systematPtandCuelectrodes.ExperimentalresultsindicatethatthereductionsofFe(Ⅱ)toFe(0)andEr(Ⅲ)toEr(0)wereirreversibleatPtandCuelectrodes.ThediffusioncoefficientandtheclectrontransfercoeffieientofFe(Ⅱ)ina0.01mol/LFeCl2-0.1mol/LLiClO4-DMSOsystemat303Kwere1.70×10^-10m^2/sand0.08respectively,thediffusioncoeffieientandtheelectrontransfercoefficientofEr(Ⅲ)ina0.01mol/LErCl3-0.1mol/LLiClO4-DMSOsystemat303Kwere1.47×10^-10m^2/sand0.108respectivealy.Thehomogeneous,strongadhesiveEr-FealloyfilmscontainingErof31.39%-42.12%inmassfractionwithmetalliclustrewerepreparedbypotentiostaticelectrolysisonaCuelectrodeinaErCl3-FeCl2-LiClO4-DMSOsystemat-1.75—-2.05V(vs.SCE).
