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Current transient study of the kinetics of nucleation and diffusion-controlled growth of bimetallic phases

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A model to describe the kinetics of nucleation and diffusion-controlled growth of bimetallic phases has been developed, and analytical expressions have been obtained for the elucidation of nucleation kinetics through determination of the number density N 0 of active sites and their nucleation frequency A, from experimental current transients obtained under potentiostatic control. The validity of the model has been demonstrated with the electrodeposition of Ag–Hg phases at two distinct compositions.

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We are grateful to Michele Milo for laboratory management and the members of the Electrochemistry Group at Simon Bolivar University for stimulating discussions.

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  1. Departamento de Química, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Apartado 89000, Caracas, 1080A, Venezuela

    Oscar Díaz-Morales, Jorge Mostany, Carlos Borrás & Benjamin R. Scharifker

  2. Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Oscar Díaz-Morales

  3. Universidad Metropolitana, Apartado 76819, Caracas, 1070A, Venezuela

    Benjamin R. Scharifker

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This study was dedicated to Prof. Dr. Alexander Milchev on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

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Díaz-Morales, O., Mostany, J., Borrás, C. et al. Current transient study of the kinetics of nucleation and diffusion-controlled growth of bimetallic phases. J Solid State Electrochem 17, 345–351 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-012-1881-6

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