Cadmium electrodeposition on copper substrate for cyclotron production of <Superscript>111</Superscript>In radionuclide

^natCd electrodeposition on a copper substrate was investigated for production of ¹¹¹In radionuclide. The electrodeposition experiments were carried out by alkaline plating baths. Operating parameters such as pH, temperature, and current density are also optimized. The current efficiency was measured at different current densities. The optimum conditions of the cadmium electrodeposition were as follows: 2.35 g L⁻¹ cadmium, pH = 13, DC current density of ca 4.27 mA cm⁻² at 25 °C temperature with 62.48 μm thickness. SEM photomicrographs demonstrated fine-grained structure of the deposit obtained from the optimum bath.     

用化学镀法制备 Pd/Ag 膜时膜厚和组成的控制

 研究了不同 Pd2+含量的镀液在多孔陶瓷载体上的化学沉积规律, 发现当 Pd 沉积层厚度达到约 5 μm 后, 即使镀液中反应物的消耗比例很小, 膜厚增长也明显变缓, 沉积反应主要受膜层表面的催化活性位控制; 当镀液中 Pd2+含量只能沉积形成小于 4 μm 的 Pd 膜时, 在 323 K 化学镀 180 min 后, 镀液中 Pd2+的转化率高于 90%. 与之相似, 当 Ag 镀液中的 Ag+含量等于 0.5~2 μm 的 Ag 膜层所需量时, 在 333 K 化学镀 120 min 后, Ag+的转化率可达 95%. Ag+的高转化率与 Ag 颗粒的择向生长特性有关. 根据 Pd 和 Ag 的化学镀沉积规律, 通过调节镀液中金属离子的含量能够预先设计和精确控制超薄 Pd/Ag 膜的膜厚和组成.     

脉冲复合镀涂层的制备及其高温氧化动力学

水基体系内采用脉冲复合电镀法将镍包铝粉镀到普通碳钢（A3）表面,并与直流电镀结果进行了比较。 结果显示,脉冲复合镀镀层晶粒大小均匀,结合紧密,晶相稳定,镀覆完整,经过热处理,镀层与基体金属之间相互渗透并形成金属间化合物,与钢基体结合牢固,热重分析实验显示此脉冲复合镀镀层经过热处理后显著提高了基体的高温抗氧化性。     

Electroless Pd and Ag deposition kinetics of the composite Pd and Pd/Ag membranes synthesized from agitated plating baths

The atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) has been successfully utilized for the measurement of the Pd and Ag ion concentrations in the plating baths and to elucidate the effects of temperature, initial metal ion and reducing agent concentrations and agitation on the electroless plating kinetics of Pd and Ag metals. The initial metal ion concentrations for Pd and Ag were varied over a range of 8.2–24.5 mM and 3.1–12.5 mM, respectively. The plating reactions were conducted in a constant temperature electroless plating bath over a temperature range of 20–60 °C and an initial hydrazine concentration range of 1.8–5.4 mM. It was found that the electroless plating of both Pd and Ag were strongly affected by the external mass transfer in the absence of bath agitation. The external mass transfer limitations for both Pd and Ag deposition have been minimized at or above an agitation rate of 400 rpm, resulting in a maximum conversion of the plating reaction at 60 °C and dramatically shortened plating times with the added advantage of uniform deposition morphology. The derivation of the differential rate laws and the estimation of the reaction orders and the activation energies for the electroless Pd and Ag kinetics were conducted via non-linear regression analysis based on the method of initial rates. For a constant-volume batch reactor, the integrated rate law was solved to calculate the conversion and the reactant concentrations as a function of plating time. The model fits were in good agreement with the experimental data. Furthermore, the bath agitation and the plating conditions used in the kinetics study were adopted for the synthesis of 16–20 μm thick composite Pd/Ag membranes (10–12 wt% Ag) and a pure-Pd membrane with a hydrogen selective dense Pd layer as thin as 4.7 μm. While hydrogen permeance of the Pd/Ag membranes A and B at 450 °C were 28 and 32 m³/m²-h-atm^0.5, the H₂ permeance for the 4.7 μm thick pure-Pd membrane at 400 °C was as high as 63 m³/m²-h-atm^0.5_. The long-term permeance testing of all the membranes synthesized from agitated plating baths resulted in a relatively slow leak growth due primarily to the improved morphology obtained via the bath agitation and modified plating conditions.     

Electrodeposition of composite Ni–B coatings in a stirred heterogeneous system

The formation of composite electrochemical coatings of a nickel matrix with boron microparticles was investigated. Electrolytical nickel–boron layers were deposited on a paraffin-impregnated graphite electrode in a stirred heterogeneous system formed by a Watts-type nickel plating bath and dispersed boron powder particles. The polarisation behaviour of the composite plating bath as a function of the boron particle loading was examined. The effect of deposition conditions, as well as of the amount of boron powder in the plating bath on the boron content in the composite Ni–B coatings, was examined. The composite coating structure was established using scanning electron microscopy and light optical microscopy. The distribution of boron particles in the composite deposits was investigated by dynamic secondary ion mass spectrometry. The boron particles content was determined gravimetrically. The obtained results suggest that the content of incorporated boron particles increases with an increasing amount of boron in the plating bath. The potentiodynamic deposition method is demonstrated to be more suitable for production of composite coatings with a high content of boron particles than the potentiostatic one. Homogeneous distribution of boron particles in the nickel matrix without coagulation or sedimentation was associated with the electrochemical fabrication method in stirred heterogeneous systems.     

酸性化学镀镍磷合金的动力学机理

通过极化曲线研究了3种不同溶液（阴极液、阳极液和完整镀液）的电化学行为,测定了主盐、还原剂浓度以及镀液pH和体系温度对化学镀镍沉积速率的影响. 与直接在镁合金上化学镀镍并使用重量分析法得到的沉积速率相比较发现,完整镀液体系的极化曲线才能真实地反映化学镀镍的沉积过程,其过程不能简单视为由彼此完全独立毫无关联的阴阳极半反应构成. 根据Butler-Volmer公式,本化学镀液体系的化学镀镍过程属混合控制,其表观反应活化能为42.89 kJ·mol^-1.     

乙二胺在化学沉积Ni-B合金中的机理

研究乙二胺稳定剂对化学镀N i-B合金沉积速率和镀液稳定性的影响.实验表明,少量乙二胺可改善镀液的稳定性.镀液的电化学测试发现,乙二胺对体系的阳极过程和阴极过程均有影响,还原剂的氧化电流和合金的还原电流均随乙二胺加入量的增加而减少.红外光谱显示乙二胺附在镍基体表面发生化学吸附,从而抑制了还原剂的氧化,降低N i-B化学沉积速率(稳定了镀液).     

磁场和稀土Ce介入下化学镀Co-Ni-B合金的晶化行为

化学镀钴-镍-硼;晶体结构;稀土重金属;磁场和稀土Ce介入下化学镀Co-Ni-B合金的晶化行为     

IrO2基体上阳极电沉积MnO2的电化学行为

采用极化曲线和循环伏安等电化学方法, 对不同温度下IrO₂电极在MnSO₄镀液与硫酸溶液中的电化学行为进行对比研究, 并以镀液中极化曲线上不同电流密度值进行阳极电沉积, 测量镀速大小. 研究结果表明:IrO₂电极在镀液中同时发生阳极电沉积反应和析氧副反应, 阳极电沉积反应对析氧反应具有明显的抑制作用; MnO₂的阳极电沉积过程较复杂, 存在Mn³⁺中间产物, 既有Mn³⁺→Mn⁴⁺的电沉积过程, 也有Mn³⁺的水解及水解产物的脱附的过程, 水解反应的存在严重降低了MnO₂的阳极电沉积的电流效率; MnO₂的阳极电沉积存在一定的电位区间, 在此区间, 镀速存在最大值.     

Effect of 3-S isothiuronium propyl sulfonate on electroless nickel deposition

The effects of organic additive, 3-S isothiuronium propyl sulfonate (UPS) on bath stability, deposition rate, reaction activation energy, and Ni-P coating composition in acidic electroless nickel (EN) plating were investigated. The study was performed by measuring the polarization curves and X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF) in combination with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. The results show that UPS improves bath stability and increases the reaction activation energy. At lower concentration, UPS is an effective accelerator for EN deposition; whereas, at higher concentration, it decreases deposition rate. It also reveals that UPS inhibits the anodic oxidation of hypophosphite and accelerates the cathodic reduction. In addition, UPS decreases the phosphorus content in Ni-P deposit and can be adsorbed on the deposit surface and compound with Ni²⁺. On the basis of these results, the effect mechanism of UPS on electroless nickel deposition was deduced.     

电沉积Ni/LaNiO3复合电极及其在碱性介质中的析氧性能

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了钙钛矿型复合氧化物LaNiO3,然后将其加入瓦特镀镍液中进行复合电沉积,研究了镀液pH值和阴极电流密度对Ni/LaNiO3复合镀层组成的影响。运用扫描电镜(SEM)、能谱分析(EDS)和X射线衍射(XRD)等对复合镀层进行表征,结果表明:最佳电沉积工艺条件是镀液pH=5.8和阴极电流密度jk=90 mA.cm-2,所得的Ni/LaNiO3复合镀层中LaNiO3的质量含量约为60%。用循环伏安、稳态极化、恒电位阶跃、电化学阻抗谱等电化学技术评价了Ni/LaNiO3复合电极的析氧性能。结果表明:在5 mol.L-1的KOH溶液中,Ni/LaNiO3复合电极的起始析氧电位较镍电极负,表观活化自由能比镍电极降低约2/3,比表面积约为镍电极的55倍,析氧电催化性能得到大幅度提高。     

铝表面前处理及化学沉积镍初期行为

利用开路电位-时间(EOCP-t)曲线,研究铝表面经浸镍和化学预镀镍前处理后,化学沉积镍的初期行为;通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察铝表面经前处理后的表面形貌.结果表明:未经及经前处理的铝表面,化学沉积镍的初期行为都经历去氧化膜、活化、混合控制以及化学沉积过程.经过浸镍和化学预镀镍前处理后的铝表面附着细小的镍颗粒.依据EOCP-t和SEM的最佳实验结果,在含有络合剂和还原剂的碱性预镀镍溶液中,经二次化学预镀镍前处理,成功实现铝基底弱酸性化学镀镍.所获得的化学镀镍层与铝基底结合牢固,呈团颗粒状形貌和非晶态结构.     

Process analysis of electroless nickel deposition baths using optical spectroscopies

Summary The analytical techniques of Vis-spectrophotometry and FTIR spectroscopy have been applied to the quantitative determination of important plating bath constituents of an electroless nickel-phosphorus electrolyte under realistic bath operation conditions. In combination with multivariate calibration methods (partial-least squares (PLS)- and principal component (PCR) regression) Ni²⁺, the reducing agent H₂PO ₂ ^– and its oxidation product HPO ₃ ^– could be directly determined even in the presence of other bath constituents like malic, lactic and adipic acids. For Ni²⁺, absorbance spectra in the 500–900 nm wavelength range were used to develop a PLS calibration model that allows to compensate matrix influences on the Ni²⁺ spectrum. PLS regression was carried out in the concentration range 0.5–6 g l^–1 Ni²⁺ with independently varying bath parameters (concentration of other bath constituents, pH and temperature). Evaluation of the model by predicting the concentrations of test samples which had been drawn from real process solutions of a Ni plating bath yielded a root-mean-squared error of 0.06 g l^–1. The metal concentration of the nickel electrolyte in a compact electroplating unit was monitored in-line by measuring spectra by means of a Vis-spectrometer adapted to the process via quartz glass fiber optical cables of 50 m length. A comparison of the in-line data with potentiometric off-line reference analyses showed good agreement of both data sets with a root mean-squared error of 0.15 g l^–1. The potential of FTIR spectroscopy for process analysis of plating bath solutions could be demonstrated by measuring off-line the concentrations of H₂PO ₂ ^– and HPO ₃ ^– . For these two components calibration samples containing all other main bath constituents were used to set up a PCR calibration model with IR spectra measured in the range from 850 to 1800 cm^–1 with an ATR trough technique. The data showed — within the error of the method of about 10% — generally a good accordance with the stoichiometry of the Ni²⁺/H₂PO ₂ ^– reduction process. The correlation of both parameters which was confirmed in these experiments could allow effective bath control with minimum analytical instrumentation, e.g. only a Vis-spectrophotometer.Dedicated to Professor Dr. Wilhelm Fresenius on the occasion of his 80th birthday     

碱性电镀光亮锌镍合金研究

在总结镀液的电化学特性和锌镍合金镀层的晶体结构与性能等实验结果的基础上,提出碱性电镀光亮锌镍合金的工艺规范和直接把锌酸盐镀锌液转化为碱性电镀光亮锌镍合金镀液的方法。生产实践证明,该工艺稳定,镀层光亮、耐腐性好、硬度较高、无氢脆,镍含量可在９～２０ｗｔ％范围内随意控制。     

柠檬酸盐体系铜电沉积及其在微机电系统中的应用

研究并讨论了在新型柠檬酸盐体系铜电沉积工艺中电镀工艺参数对镀层形貌和颗粒尺寸的影响;利用X射线衍射(XRD)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)表征了镀层的结构和组分存在状态;并将柠檬酸盐体系电沉积铜应用于微机电系统(MEMS)加工工艺.结果表明:在6 g.L-1 Cu2+,pH=7.0-8.5,1-2 A.dm-2,45℃,搅拌条件下可得到结晶细小,表面平整的致密铜镀层;镀层为面心立方多晶结构的单质铜,不含其他杂质.利用MEMS工艺成功制得平面电感,其有效的最大品质因数(Q)为12.75,达到了设计要求.     

镀镍液中镍的在线分析研究

基于硫酸镍溶液的光谱吸收特征,采用双波长双通道流动注射分光光度法测定镀镍液中镍的含量。借助计算机控制,实现了镀镍液中镍的在线分析,能满足生产工艺分析的要求。     

Efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution at ultra-high current densities over 3D Fe,N doped Ni(OH)2 nanosheets

Developing highly efficient nickel or iron based hydroxide electrocatalysts is primary essential but challenging for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at ultra-high current densities. Herein, we developed a facile method to prepare nitrogen and iron doped nickel(II) hydroxide nanosheets on self-supported conductive nickel foam (denoted as Fe,N-Ni(OH)₂/NF) through ammonia hydrothermal and impregnation methods. Owing to the optimization of the electronic structure by nitrogen doping and the strong synergistic effect between Fe and Ni(OH)₂, the three-dimensional (3D) Fe,N-Ni(OH)₂/NF nanosheets delivered superior electrocatalytic OER performances in basic solution with low potentials of 1.57 V and 1.59 V under 500 mA/cm² and 1000 mA/cm² respectively and robust operation for 10 h with ignored activity decay, comparing well with the potentials of previously reported NiFe based electrocatalysts as well as the benchmark commercial Ir/C/NF. In-situ Raman spectroscopy revealed that the main active species were NiOOH during the OER process. The present results are expected to provide new insights into the study of OER process towards ultra-high current densities.     

Electroless decoration of macroscale foam with nickel nano-spikes: A scalable route toward efficient catalyst electrodes

Electroless deposition of anisotropic catalyst layers is introduced as an efficient approach to fabricate high-performing multiscale electrode architectures. In the present study, a biomass-derived, solidified foam is coated with nickel nano-spikes. This results in an amplification of the surface area and an introduction of catalytic functionality, while the favorable mass transfer properties of the porous support are retained. Both the substrate and the metal film are produced using simple, readily scalable processes. The support is prepared from liquefied sawdust by self-foaming, and nickel deposition is performed by immersion in a hydrazine-based plating bath. The favorable functional properties of the nickel-coated foam are demonstrated in enzyme-free glucose sensing. Due to the large surface area and the high activity of the nickel nanofilm, an outstanding sensitivity of 8.1 mA mM^− 1 cm^− 2 and a low detection limit of 60 nM were achieved.     

Preparation of 103Pd seeds Part II. “Molecular Plating” of 103Pd onto copper rod

A method for ¹⁰³Pd molecular plating onto the surface of the copper rod is reported. The optimal composition of the plating bath was: palladium chloride 2 g/l, ammonium hydroxide (28%) 150 ml/l, sodium hypophosphite 12 g/l, and ammonium chloride 37 g/l. The whole procedure of ¹⁰³Pd molecular plating will last 50 minutes at 40 °C. This article provides valuable experience for the preparation of ¹⁰³Pd seeds.     

Ni-W纳米结构梯度镀层的制备、表征及热应变特性

采用电沉积方法并调节镀液温度、电流密度等工艺参数制备Ni-W纳米结构梯度镀层.SEM能谱测试及X射线衍射测试表明,沿镀层生长方向,钨含量逐渐增加,晶粒尺寸由10.9 nm递减到1.5 nm,晶格畸变度逐渐增大,镀层由纳米晶逐步过渡到非晶结构.结构呈连续梯度分布.热应变特性研究表明,沿镀层厚度方向,热应变变化平缓,有效地缓解了界面处材料热失配,从而缓和了材料的热应力.