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Tin electrodeposition in its initial stages in acid sulfate/gluconate baths was studied with varying tin and gluconate concentrations using potential-controlled electrochemical techniques. The deposit morphology was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A comparison with tin electrodeposition from acid sulfate baths in the absence of gluconate was also carried out. Use of a highly acidic bath leads to nonuniform deposits, even in the presence of gluconate; at pH 4 deposits are uniform, brilliant and suitable for finishing applications. Tin crystallites have a well defined morphology which depends on bath agitation conditions. In the absence of agitation, the crystallites have the same tetragonal shape as in a sulfate bath without gluconate.
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Torrent-Burgués, J., Guaus, E. & Sanz, F. Initial stages of tin electrodeposition from sulfate baths in the presence of gluconate. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 32, 225–230 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014710500122
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