The electrodeposition of aluminium on glassy carbon and aluminium substrates from AlCl3-urea deep eutectic solvent(DES) system at near room temperatures was investigated,without additional purification of the chemical...The electrodeposition of aluminium on glassy carbon and aluminium substrates from AlCl3-urea deep eutectic solvent(DES) system at near room temperatures was investigated,without additional purification of the chemicals used to prepare the electrolyte and without rigorous control of moisture and oxygen present in the working space.The effects of changing temperature,working potential,controlled deposition current density and deposition time on the morphology of deposited aluminium without stirring of the electrolyte were recorded.Using potentiostatic and galvanostatic techniques,aluminium was electrodeposited from the deep eutectic solvent(n(AlCl3):n(urea)=1.6:1) onto glassy carbon and aluminium substrates at temperatures ranging from 25 to 50℃.Using SEM,EDS and XRD techniques,substrates were studied and confirmed the presence of aluminium deposits following both potentiostatic and galvanostatic regimes.The shape and size of Al grains deposited depended on the time of deposition and varied in size from nanometers to micrometers and in shape from regular crystal forms to needle-like and flake-like structures.展开更多
To solve the inherent disadvantages in conventional processes for electrodeposition of zinc, it's necessary to develop more high-efficiency and environmentally friendly electrolytes. In this work, it was found that t...To solve the inherent disadvantages in conventional processes for electrodeposition of zinc, it's necessary to develop more high-efficiency and environmentally friendly electrolytes. In this work, it was found that the dissolution of ZnO was remarka- bly enhanced in some imidazolium chloride by the addition of urea, and the solubility of ZnO in 1:1 [Amim]C1/urea mixture was as high as 8.35 wt% at 373.2 K. Electrochemical measurements showed that zinc could be readily electrodeposited from the solutions of ZnO. Bright, dense and well adherent zinc coatings with good purity were obtained from 0.6 M solution of ZnO in 1:1 [Amim]C1/urea at 323.2-343.2 K. It's expected that the solutions of ZnO in imidazolium chloride/urea mixtures have the potential to replace the traditional electrolytes, especially toxic zinc chloride-based ones for zinc electroplating, as well as preparation of zinc materials.展开更多
基金supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (Grant No. 172060)
文摘The electrodeposition of aluminium on glassy carbon and aluminium substrates from AlCl3-urea deep eutectic solvent(DES) system at near room temperatures was investigated,without additional purification of the chemicals used to prepare the electrolyte and without rigorous control of moisture and oxygen present in the working space.The effects of changing temperature,working potential,controlled deposition current density and deposition time on the morphology of deposited aluminium without stirring of the electrolyte were recorded.Using potentiostatic and galvanostatic techniques,aluminium was electrodeposited from the deep eutectic solvent(n(AlCl3):n(urea)=1.6:1) onto glassy carbon and aluminium substrates at temperatures ranging from 25 to 50℃.Using SEM,EDS and XRD techniques,substrates were studied and confirmed the presence of aluminium deposits following both potentiostatic and galvanostatic regimes.The shape and size of Al grains deposited depended on the time of deposition and varied in size from nanometers to micrometers and in shape from regular crystal forms to needle-like and flake-like structures.
基金supported financially by the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB219901)National Key Technology Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2012BAF03B01)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(20906096)Open-end Fund of State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems (MPCS-2011-D-06)
文摘To solve the inherent disadvantages in conventional processes for electrodeposition of zinc, it's necessary to develop more high-efficiency and environmentally friendly electrolytes. In this work, it was found that the dissolution of ZnO was remarka- bly enhanced in some imidazolium chloride by the addition of urea, and the solubility of ZnO in 1:1 [Amim]C1/urea mixture was as high as 8.35 wt% at 373.2 K. Electrochemical measurements showed that zinc could be readily electrodeposited from the solutions of ZnO. Bright, dense and well adherent zinc coatings with good purity were obtained from 0.6 M solution of ZnO in 1:1 [Amim]C1/urea at 323.2-343.2 K. It's expected that the solutions of ZnO in imidazolium chloride/urea mixtures have the potential to replace the traditional electrolytes, especially toxic zinc chloride-based ones for zinc electroplating, as well as preparation of zinc materials.