A Study on the Electrodeposited Cu-Zn Alloy Thin Films

In this article, electrochemical deposition of the nanocrystalline Cu1-x Zn (x) alloys on to aluminum substrates from a non-cyanide citrate electrolyte at 52.5, 105, 157.5, and 210 A m(-2) current densities were described. The bath solution of the Cu1-x Zn (x) alloys consisted of 0.08 mol L-1 CuSO4 center dot 5H(2)O, 0.2 mol L-1 ZnSO4 center dot 7H(2)O, and 0.5 mol L-1 Na3C6H5O7. The effect of the current density on the microstrain, grainsize, phase structure, and DC electrical resistivity behavior was investigated. The electrolyte was investigated electrochemically by cyclic voltammetry (CV) studies. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to study the morphologies of the deposits. Deposited alloys were investigated by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and four-point probe electrical resistivity techniques. With an increase in applied current density values from 52.5 to 210 A m(-2), the amount of deposited copper in the alloy was decreased significantly from 65.5 to 16.6 pct and zinc increased from 34.4 to 83.4 pct. An increase in the current density was accompanied by an increase in grain size values from 65 to 95 nm. SEM observations indicated that the morphology of the film surface was modified to bigger grained nanostructures by increasing the current density. The XRD analysis showed alloys have a body-centered cubic (bcc) crystal structure with preferential planes of (110) and (211). Furthermore, four-point measurements of the films revealed that the resistivity of the deposited films was tailored by varying current densities in the electrolyte

A study on electrodeposited Zn-Co alloys

In this study, the corrosion properties of Zn-Co alloys prepared by the electrodeposition method from a sulfate bath under potentiostatic conditions on steel and aluminum substrates have been investigated. The deposit morphology and elemental composition were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)/EDX. The preferred crystallographic orientations of the deposits have been determined by the x-ray diffraction (XRD) technique. The effects of bath composition on the phase structure, morphology and corrosion behaviors have been studied. It has been observed that the cobalt content strongly affects the structure and corrosion stability of Zn-Co alloys. It was found that amorphous alloys were obtained with high Co contents, while crystalline alloys were formed with high Zn contents

Structural, Micromechanical and Tribological Characterization of Zn–Ni Coatings: Effect of Sulfate Bath Composition

International audienceZn and Zn-Ni alloy coatings were electrode-posited on mild steel from sulfate-based bath containing Sn as additive. The effect of Ni content on the microstructure, morphology, micro hardness and the tribological behavior of these coatings were studied and discussed. Adding Sn in the sulfate bath had a significant effect on the surface morphology, particularly on the Zn-8 wt% Ni coatings. By increasing the Ni concentration from 8 to 14 wt%, the X-ray patterns showed that the phase structure of Zn-Ni alloy coatings was changed from g-phase Ni 3 Zn 22 to c-phase Ni 5 Zn 21. The plastic deformation and delamination were found to be wear mechanisms for the investigated coatings. While the Zn-14 wt% Ni alloys had the best wear resistance, Zn films had the most severe wear volume loss and the highest friction coefficient