Zinc chloride(ZnCl_(2))was dissolved in the 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolinone(DMI)solvent,and the metallic zinc coatings were obtained by electrodeposition in room-temperature ambient air.The conductivity(σ),viscosity(η)...Zinc chloride(ZnCl_(2))was dissolved in the 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolinone(DMI)solvent,and the metallic zinc coatings were obtained by electrodeposition in room-temperature ambient air.The conductivity(σ),viscosity(η),and density(ρ)of the DMI−ZnCl_(2)solvated ionic liquid at various temperatures(T)were measured and fitted.Furthermore,cyclic voltammetry was used to study the electrochemical behavior of Zn(II)in the DMI−ZnCl_(2)solvated ionic liquid,indicating that the reduction of Zn(II)on the tungsten electrode was a one-step two-electron transfer irreversible process.XRD and SEM−EDS analysis of the cathode product confirmed that the deposited coating was metallic zinc.Finally,the effects of deposition potential,temperature and duration on the morphology of zinc coatings were investigated.The results showed that a dense and uniform zinc coating was obtained by potentiostatic electrodeposition at−2 V(vs Pt)and 353 K for 1 h.展开更多
基金The authors are grateful for the financial supports from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(N182503033,N172502003)Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China(2018M640258)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51804070)Guangxi Innovation-driven Development Program,China(GUIKE AA18118030).
文摘Zinc chloride(ZnCl_(2))was dissolved in the 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolinone(DMI)solvent,and the metallic zinc coatings were obtained by electrodeposition in room-temperature ambient air.The conductivity(σ),viscosity(η),and density(ρ)of the DMI−ZnCl_(2)solvated ionic liquid at various temperatures(T)were measured and fitted.Furthermore,cyclic voltammetry was used to study the electrochemical behavior of Zn(II)in the DMI−ZnCl_(2)solvated ionic liquid,indicating that the reduction of Zn(II)on the tungsten electrode was a one-step two-electron transfer irreversible process.XRD and SEM−EDS analysis of the cathode product confirmed that the deposited coating was metallic zinc.Finally,the effects of deposition potential,temperature and duration on the morphology of zinc coatings were investigated.The results showed that a dense and uniform zinc coating was obtained by potentiostatic electrodeposition at−2 V(vs Pt)and 353 K for 1 h.
