Kinetic study on electrodeposited Ni-Co alloy in citrate electrolyte part 2. the kinetics of joint electrodeposition of Ni and Co in Ni-Co alloy system
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2015-01-01
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In the paper the results from the study of the kinetic of joint electrodeposition of Ni and Co in Ni-Co alloy system are reported. It is found that the co-deposition of Ni and Co in Ni-Co alloy system in slightly acidic citrate electrolyte occurs under combined diffusion-kinetic control with a typical mechanism of nucleation similar to those in the case of Co. The application of the method of chronoammetry proved that the mechanism of nucleation for Ni-Co alloy is spontaneous with three-dimensional nucleation and nuclei growth. The difference in the independent deposition mechanisms of the two metals is a possible explanation for their anomalous co-deposition in the electrolyte examined. The anomalous codeposition is more clearly noticeable in electrolytes with higher content of cobalt than nickel. The SEM-analysis proves that the alloys enriched in cobalt have crystallites with more even and rounded shape, which is expected in the case of spontaneous nucleation.