Synergistic effect of additives on electrodeposition of copper from cyanide-free electrolytes and its structural and morphological characteristics

Electrodeposition of acid copper plating on mild steel substrate is tedious due to the galvanic displacement reaction ofcopper on mild steel.This can be avoided by using a proper complexing agent,because the complexing agent tuned the potential ofnoble direction to less noble direction by complex formation.In this paper,environment friendly electrodeposition of copper fromnon-cyanide electrolyte using sodium gluconate as complexing agent was investigated in alkaline medium.The effects of additivessuch as1,2,3-benzotriazole,sodium lauryl sulphate,PEG8000and saccharin were studied.These additives are found to reduce thegrain size,grain boundaries and improve surface morphology of the copper deposits.Also they improve the throwing power of thedepositing electrolytes and hardness of deposits.The electrodeposited copper coatings were characterized by X-ray diffractiontechnique.XRD results indicate that the electrodeposited copper shows polycrystalline and face centered cubic structure.The crystalsize was calculated by XRD and AFM analysis.Among these additives studied,the mixture of benzotriazole and sodium laurylsulphate acts as the best additive.A uniform pore-free surface observed under SEM and AFM results reveal the grain refining broughtabout by the additives.

Autocatalytic deposition of copper from modified electrolytes and its characteristics

The electroless deposition process of copper plating consisting of TEA and EDTA as complexing agents,paraformaldehyde as reducing agent,and 2-mercaptobenzothiozole as stabilizer and gelatin and animal glue as additives was investigated.The stability of the electroless copper solution was monitored by measuring the absorbance of the solution with a UV-Visible spectrophotometer and the solution was quite stable up to 15 h.The adhesion of copper films on mild steel foil was assessed by standard bend test and exhibited good adhesion.The XRD results indicate that the copper films have a(111) texture.Moreover,the additives suppress the predominant(111) plane crystal growth and increase the rate of(220) texture crystal growth.The crystal size of the copper films was calculated using the Scherrer formula from the predominant peak.SEM and AFM studies reveal that these two additives modify the crystal structure,grain size and surface morphology of the copper films.The cyclic voltammetry studies reveal that the additives are adsorbed on the electrode surface and inhibit the rate of deposition.Potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance studies reveal that the deposits produced in the presence of additives display higher corrosion resistance.

Development of black Ni-Co alloy films from modified Watts electrolyte and its morphology and structural characteristics

The electrodeposition of black Ni-Co alloy film from Watts nickel solution and the effects of benzotriaozole and imidazole as the additives were studied. The electrolyte consists of NiSO4, NiC12, H3BO3, COSO4 and KNO3. The cathode current efficiency and the throwing power of the solution and the film adhesion to the mild steel metallic foil were determined by standard methods. The crystal structure, lattice parameter, crystal orientation and crystal size were analyzed by X-ray diffraction （XRD）. Moreover, the surface morphology and elemental composition of the black Ni-Co alloy films were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy （EDX） techniques. The darkness of the black films increases with increasing the incorporation of Co ion into the films. The XRD studies reveal that the black Ni-Co alloy films exhibit Ni （11 l） as the preferred orientation.

Efficient Communication in Wireless Sensor Networks Using Optimized Energy Efficient Engroove Leach Clustering Protocol

The Wireless Sensor Network(WSN)is a network that is constructed in regions that are inaccessible to human beings.The widespread deployment of wireless micro sensors will make it possible to conduct accurate environmental monitoring for a use in both civil and military environments.They make use of these data to monitor and keep track of the physical data of the surrounding environment in order to ensure the sustainability of the area.The data have to be picked up by the sensor,and then sent to the sink node where they may be processed.The nodes of the WSNs are powered by batteries,therefore they eventually run out of power.This energy restriction has an effect on the network life span and environmental sustainability.The objective of this study is to further improve the Engroove Leach(EL)protocol’s energy efficiency so that the network can operate for a very long time while consuming the least amount of energy.The lifespan of WSNs is being extended often using clustering and routing strategies.The Meta Inspired Hawks Fragment Optimization(MIHFO)system,which is based on passive clustering,is used in this study to do clustering.The cluster head is chosen based on the nodes’residual energy,distance to neighbors,distance to base station,node degree,and node centrality.Based on distance,residual energy,and node degree,an algorithm known as Heuristic Wing Antfly Optimization(HWAFO)selects the optimum path between the cluster head and Base Station(BS).They examine the number of nodes that are active,their energy consumption,and the number of data packets that the BS receives.The overall experimentation is carried out under the MATLAB environment.From the analysis,it has been discovered that the suggested approach yields noticeably superior outcomes in terms of throughput,packet delivery and drop ratio,and average energy consumption.