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Electrodeposition of Cu–Sn alloys: theoretical and experimental approaches

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In this study, Cu–Sn alloy was electrodeposited from aqueous electrolytic bath onto Mo electrode. Before electrodeposition, some calculations using MATLAB software to obtain the dominant complex of Cu–citrate in different pH values and cyclic voltammetry (CV) experiments was performed. The potential range in which the alloy electrodeposition process could be carried out in a solution containing CuSO4, SnSO4, and Na3C6H5O7 was determined by CV. In addition, the effects of boric acid and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactant on codeposition potential were studied. The microstructural properties and alloy composition were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), respectively. Alloy composition up to 49.5 at.% of Sn was obtained. Alloy composition of 33 at.% Sn corresponding to Cu2SnS3 was obtained at solution containing 0.04 M SnSO4, 0.02 M CuSO4 and 0.4 M Na3C6H5O7 at Potential −0.75 V.

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The authors are grateful to Amirkabir University of Technology and Esfarayen University of Technology for their support.

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  1. Department of Mining and Metallurgy, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    G. Heidari & S. M. Mousavi Khoie

  2. Nanotechnology Laboratory, Esfarayen University of Technology, 9661998195, Esfarayen, Iran

    M. Ebrahimizadeh Abrishami

  3. Department of Chemistry, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    M. Javanbakht

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Heidari, G., Mousavi Khoie, S.M., Abrishami, M.E. et al. Electrodeposition of Cu–Sn alloys: theoretical and experimental approaches. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 26, 1969–1976 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2636-1

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