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Electrodeposition of nickel in the presence of Al3+ from sulfate baths

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The effect of Al3+ on the cathodic current efficiency, deposit morphology, crystallographic orientations and polarisation behaviour of the cathode during electrodeposition of nickel from acidic sulfate solutions was investigated. Higher concentration of Al3+ (>10 mg dm−3) significantly deteriorated the surface quality of the nickel deposit as well as the current efficiency. X-ray diffraction studies revealed that the (200) plane was the most preferred crystal plane and was not affected by the presence of varying concentration of Al3+ in the electrolytic bath. The presence of Al3+ caused polarisation of the cathode, which increased with increasing Al3+ concentration. The effect of Al3+ on the electrokinetic parameters: Tafel slope (b), transfer coefficient (α) and exchange current density (i0) were also investigated.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC , 70101

    U. S. Mohanty

  2. Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Bhubaneswar, 751013, India

    B. C. Tripathy, S. C. Das & V. N. Misra

  3. Department of Chemistry, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia

    P. Singh

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Mohanty, U.S., Tripathy, B.C., Singh, P. et al. Electrodeposition of nickel in the presence of Al3+ from sulfate baths. J Appl Electrochem 35, 545–549 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-005-1518-x

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