Pattern selection induced by electroconvection in the electrodeposition of iron
Pattern selection induced by electroconvection in the electrodeposition of iron
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铁电沉积中电对流引起的图案选择
DOI:
10.1103/physreve.61.5512
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发表时间:
2000
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通讯作者:
Ming
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作者:
Zhang;Wang;Zhong;Chen;Ming
The morphology of iron electrodeposit is shown to relate closely to the pH of the electrolyte solution. Macroscopically, depending on the strength of the interbranch convection, which is associated with the concentration of H3O+ in the electrolyte, the deposit morphology varies from treelike pattern to meshlike pattern and dense-branching morphology. Microscopically the deposit is ramified and dense-branching at lower concentration of H3O+, while it becomes relatively smooth and stringy at higher H3O+ concentration. The symmetry of the convective vortices on the two sides of the growing tip is observed to decide the growth behavior of the tip. We suggest that H3O+ influences the pattern formation and pattern selection in the electrodeposition of iron from FeSO4 solution by either initiating interbranch convection or changing the effective interfacial energy of the deposit and the electrolyte.