铅的电沉积枝晶生长

通过实验 ,研究了铅的电沉积花样随电压、浓度及液膜厚度变化的关系 ,并从显微尺度观察了不同生长条件下沉积物的结构 .结果表明 ,铅的电沉积生长属于枝晶生长 ,改变溶液浓度或液膜厚度 ,枝晶侧枝的长短、粗细、大小亦发生变化 ,这主要取决于沉积体周围金属离子的数量和离子的传输速度 .

Nucleation and growth mechanism of electrodeposited Ni−W alloy

The nucleation and growth mechanism of electrodeposited Ni−W alloy were investigated.Cyclic voltammetry(CV)and chronoamperometry(CA)were used to examine the electrochemical behavior and nucleation mechanism of the electrodeposited Ni−W alloy.The nucleation type and kinetic parameters of the electrodeposited Ni−W alloy were obtained from the CA analysis results.SEM,AFM,and TEM were also used to investigate the nucleation and growth process of the electrodeposition of Ni−W alloy.The results demonstrate that the nucleation and initial stages of the growth phase of the Ni−W alloy undergo the formation,movement,and aggregation of atoms,single crystals,and nanoclusters.When the size of single crystal increases up to approximately 10 nm and the average size of the crystal granules is approximately 68 nm,they no longer grow.Increasing the applied potential increases the number of nuclei but does not affect the size of the final crystal granules.Therefore,the electrodeposited Ni−W alloy shows a nanocrystalline structure.

Nucleation and early stages of growth of lead onto copper electrodes from dilute electrolytes

The processes of nucleation and growth of lead from the dilute electrolytes on copper substrates were investigated bychronoamperometry and by scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis of the deposits obtained in the potentiostatic regime ofelectrolysis. In the dependence of electrodeposition conditions, the nucleation of Pb followed either progressive or instantaneoustype. The type of nucleation changed from progressive to instantaneous one with increasing the concentration of Pb(II) ions and theoverpotential of electrodeposition. Regardless of the type nucleation, a novel type of Pb particles like cobweb was formed by thepotentiostatic electrodeposition in the moment of nucleation and at the early stages of growth. On the basis of the shape ofcobweb-like particles and the electrodeposition conditions leading to their formation, these particles were situated in the group ofspongy-like ones. Also, comparative morphological analysis of Pb deposits obtained in the conditions of progressive andinstantaneous nucleation confirmed the existence of two limiting types of nucleation.

Formation mechanisms of Ni-Al intermetallics during heat treatment of Ni coating on 6061 Al substrate

The formation mechanisms and growth kinetics of Al3 Ni and Al3Ni2 in Ni-Al diffusion couple prepared by electrodeposition of Ni on Al substrate were investigated. The nickel coating with 20 μm thickness was applied on 6061 aluminum alloy by direct current electroplating. The samples were then heat-treated for different durations at 450, 500 and 550 °C under argon atmosphere. The intermetallic phases were identified by means of scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, energy dispersive spectrometry（EDS） and X-ray diffraction（XRD）. The results showed that the formation of intermetallic phases consisted of two important steps. The first step was the lateral growth of intermetallic phase from separate sites, resulting in the formation of a continuous layer. The second step was the growth of the continuous intermetallic layer in the direction perpendicular to the interface. However, excessive increase in thickness of intermetallic phases led to the detachment of reaction products, i.e., Al3 Ni and Al3Ni2, from the substrate. It was also observed that aluminum was the dominant diffusing element during Al3 Ni growth, while nickel diffusion was dominant during Al3Ni2 growth. The growth kinetics of both Al3 Ni and Al3Ni2 phases obeyed a parabolic law.

Preparation and performance of 3D-Pb anodes for nonferrous metals electrowinning in H2SO4 aqueous solution

The effects of Pb^2+concentration,current density,deposition time and temperature on Pb deposit structure were investigated.In lower Pb^2+concentration(~0.15 mol/L),carambola-like 3D-Pb structure was constructed,while in higher Pb2+concentration(≥0.30 mol/L),Pb deposits exhibited pyramid-like structure.Furthermore,the oxide layer and anodic potential of carambola-shaped 3D-Pb(Cara-Pb)and pyramid-shaped 3D-Pb(Pyra-Pb)anodes were investigated and compared with those of fresh Pb anode.After 72 h galvanostatic electrolysis(50 mA/cm2)in 160 g/L H2SO4 solution,the oxide layer on Pyra-Pb was much thicker than that on Cara-Pb and Pb anodes,which remarkably relieved intercrystalline corrosion of the metallic substrate.Additionally,the oxide layer on Pyra-Pb anode presented a larger surface area and higher PbO2 content.Hence,Pyra-Pb anode showed a 40 m V lower anodic potential compared to Cara-Pb and Pb anodes.In sum,Pyra-Pb anode had a potential to decrease energy consumption and prolong the life span of traditional Pb anode.

Thin film processing and multiferroic properties of Fe-BaTiO_3 hybrid composite

Multiferroic bi-layer Fe/BaTiO3 （BTO） thin films were successfully deposited on Pt（200）/MgO（100） substrates using ion beam sputter deposition （1BSD）, and the mutiferroic properties were studied at room temperature. X-ray diffraction （XRD） analyses showed that BTO films were c-axis oriented and epitaxially grown on platinum coated MgO substrates, and （110） epitaxial Fe films were subsequently grown on （001） BTO films. Fe/BTO bi-layer films showed good ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties at room temperature and the multiferroic coupling was observed, which should be attributed to the hybridization of Fe and Ti occurring at the ferromagnetic-ferroelectric interface.

Epitaxial thin film of SmFeO_3 ferroelectric heterostructures

Epitaxial growth of SmFeO3/SrRuO3 was achieved on SrTiO3 substrates by the pulsed laser deposition(PLD)method at 973 K under oxygen partial pressure of 12.5 Pa.No Fe2+leakage was detected in our SmFeO3 film.The remanent polarization and coercive electric field of the thin film with a higher degree of orientation along(110)were 1.97μC/cm2 and 0.89×104 V/cm at room temperature,respectively.This film showed enhanced canted antiferromagnetism spin ordering compared with its corresponding powder materials.

Cathodic Zn underpotential deposition:an evitable degradation mechanism in aqueous zinc-ion batteries

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries(AZIBs)are promising for large-scale energy storage,but their development is plagued by inadequate cycle life.Here,for the first time,we reveal an unusual phenomenon of cathodic underpotential deposition(UPD)of Zn,which is highly irreversible and considered the origin of the inferior cycling stability of AZIBs.Combining experimental and theoretical simulation approaches,we propose that the UPD process agrees with a two-dimensional nucleation and growth model,following a thermodynamically feasible mechanism.Furthermore,the universality of Zn UPD is identified in systems,including VO_(2)//Zn,TiO_(2)//Zn,and SnO_(2)//Zn.In practice,we propose and successfully implement removing cathodic Zn UPD and substantially mitigate the degradation of the battery by controlling the end-ofdischarge voltage.This work provides new insights into AZIBs degradation and brings the cathodic UPD behavior of rechargeable batteries into the limelight.

Laser tuned field emission of the carbon nanotube arrays grown on an optical fiber

Laser was coupled into an optical fiber,on which covered a layer of well-aligned carbon nanotubes(CNTs)serving as cathode,to tune the field emission of the cathode.CNT arrays as field emission cathode were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition(CVD)on a naked fiber core.When the laser was coupled into the fiber,the turn-on voltage(Vto at a current density of 1 mA cm?2)decreased from 1.0 to 0.9 kV and the emission current density increased from 0.83 mA cm?2(at a 1 kV bias voltage)to3.04 mA cm?2 on 40μm diameter fiber.A photon absorption mechanism is attributed to the field emission improvement.The estimated effective work function of CNT arrays on the optical fiber decrease from 4.89 to 4.29 eV.The results show the possibility of constructing a waveguide type laser modulated field emission cathode.