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Tin–Nickel–Titania Composite Coatings

Inorganic Materials volume 55, pages 568–575 (2019)Cite this article

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The effect of titania nanoparticles synthesized by direct oxidation of titanium powder on the cathodic polarization of the electrodeposition of Sn, Ni, and a Sn–Ni alloy in a fluoride–chloride electrolyte has been assessed using voltammetry. The morphology and phase composition of the coatings obtained have been studied by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The pH of the electrolyte has been shown to have a crucial effect on its stability and the quality of the coatings. The optimal pH of the electrolyte for the deposition process is 3.0 ± 0.1 and the optimal current density is 1.0 ± 0.1 A/dm2. The coprecipitation of nickel and tin into an alloy has been shown to be accompanied by a depolarization effect, due to the formation of NiSn2 and Ni3Sn2 intermetallic compounds. The addition of titanium dioxide shifts the alloy reduction process to more negative potentials. The addition of 2 g/L of titanium dioxide to an electrolyte leads to the incorporation of 0.7 wt % TiO2 into the composition of the coating.

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Dr. Izabela Bobowska and mgr. inz. A. Wrzesińska (Department of Molecular Physics, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland) are acknowledged for their help in performing the Raman measurements.

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This research was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, grant no. 18-070: Fabrication of Tin–Nickel–Nanotitania Composite Coatings by Electrodeposition.

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  2. Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Nemyrovycha-Danchenka 2, 01011, Kyiv, Ukraine

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Pyanko, A.V., Makarova, I.V., Kharitonov, D.S. et al. Tin–Nickel–Titania Composite Coatings. Inorg Mater 55, 568–575 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S002016851906013X

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Keywords:

  • fluoride–chloride electrolyte
  • polarization
  • microstructure
  • phase composition