Electrochemical Deposition and Characterization of Metallic Materials
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Powder Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2024) | Viewed by 2920
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electrodeposition; powders; hydrogen evolution; thin films; bright coatings; electrochemical biosensors; mechanical properties.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electrodeposition is a widely used method of obtaining metals and alloys of desired morphological and structural characteristics and finds use at both nano and micro levels. Morphology, as the most important characteristic of electrodeposited metals and alloys, depends on parameters and regimes of electrodeposition. The primary parameters determining surface morphology are: composition and type of the electrolyte; type of cathodic material; temperature of electrodeposition; the presence of hydrogen evolution as a parallel reaction; an addition of specific substances, known as levelling and brightening additives, to the electrolyte; electrolyte stirring; and time of the electrodeposition. Various surface morphologies, including compact deposits that range from smooth at the atomic level to very disperse (irregular, powder) and honeycomb-like deposits with an extremely high surface area, can be obtained by altering the above-mentioned electrodeposition parameters. In order to obtain these electrodeposits, both constant (potentiostatic and galvanostatic) and periodically changing regimes of electrodeposition, such as pulsating overpotential (PO), pulsating current (PC) and reversing current (RC), are required. The PC and RC regimes are commonly referred to as pulse reverse current (PRC) regimes.
All existing industries, but also other areas like medicine, use the products of electrodeposition. Although electrodeposition processes from aqueous electrolytes are still the most commonly used processes for commercial purposes, processes of electrodeposition from melt, ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents (DES) are finding increasing application.
This Special Issue will focus on both fundamental and applied aspects of the electrodeposition processes. Reports on morphological and structural characterization of electrodeposited metals and alloys, such as optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and others, are welcome.
Dr. Nebojša Nikolić
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrodeposition
- morphology
- structure
- characterization
- powders
- thin films
- coatings
- hydrogen evolution
- metal matrix composites
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