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Electrodeposition of nanocrystalline zinc from acidic sulfate solutions containing thiourea and benzalacetone as additives

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Nanocrystalline zinc coatings were produced by pulse electrodeposition in acid sulfate bath containing thiourea and benzalacetone additives and characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy techniques. The influence of benzalacetone concentration and pulse peak current density on the grain size and crystallographic orientation of zinc deposits was investigated. Zinc electrodeposited from additive-free solutions or with one of the two additives is not composed of nanosized crystals. The mixture additives of thiourea and benzalacetone give rise to the formation of particle-like nanocrystalline zinc with a (10ī1) random orientation. A change in peak current density from 2 to 1 A/cm2 only increases the grain size from 60 to 62 nm.

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The financial support provided by the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in coordination with Shanghai BaoSteel Group Corporation (Grant no. 50471105) and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (04AE96) is greatly appreciated.

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  1. Institute of Materials, Shanghai University, 149 Yanchang Road, Shanghai, 200072, People’s Republic of China

    Mou Cheng Li, Li Li Jiang, Wen Qi Zhang & Jia Nian Shen

  2. Technology Center, Baoshan Iron & Steel Company, Fujin Road, Shanghai, 201900, People’s Republic of China

    Yu Hai Qian & Su Zhen Luo

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Li, M.C., Jiang, L.L., Zhang, W.Q. et al. Electrodeposition of nanocrystalline zinc from acidic sulfate solutions containing thiourea and benzalacetone as additives. J Solid State Electrochem 11, 549–553 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-006-0194-z

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