Catalytic effect of L-proline on the reduction of Ni(II) ions during nickel electrodeposition from a Watts-type nickel bath
N. F. El Boraei; Magdy A. M. Ibrahim;
Abstract
Many chemical entities have been proposed as additives to enhance the properties and structure of electro deposited nickel. In this work, considerable improvements have been found by using L-proline as a complexing
agent in a Watts-type nickel bath. This study determined the influence of L-proline concentrations on the
cathodic efficiency, cathodic polarization, anodic linear stripping voltammetry, current-time transients, mac rothrowing power and Wagner number. The presence of L-proline leads to a great shift in the polarization curve
and the deposition potential towards more noble potentials, indicating the catalytic effect of L-proline on the
reduction of Ni(II) ions. The kinetic data confirmed that the exchange current density is greatly enhanced with
increasing L-proline concentration. The Tafel slopes in the presence of L-proline are higher
(141–160 mV decade−1
) than that without L-proline (130.7 mV decade−1
). The constant values of αc, proposes
that the Ni electrodeposition mechanism is not influenced by the presence of L-proline. The corrosion property of
nickel coatings prepared from Watts-type nickel bath in the absence and presence of L-proline was tested in 3.5%
NaCl solution. In the presence of L-proline a surface morphology consisting of fine and homogeneous tightly packed non-porous grains covering the entire cathode surface was obtained as detected by SEM.
agent in a Watts-type nickel bath. This study determined the influence of L-proline concentrations on the
cathodic efficiency, cathodic polarization, anodic linear stripping voltammetry, current-time transients, mac rothrowing power and Wagner number. The presence of L-proline leads to a great shift in the polarization curve
and the deposition potential towards more noble potentials, indicating the catalytic effect of L-proline on the
reduction of Ni(II) ions. The kinetic data confirmed that the exchange current density is greatly enhanced with
increasing L-proline concentration. The Tafel slopes in the presence of L-proline are higher
(141–160 mV decade−1
) than that without L-proline (130.7 mV decade−1
). The constant values of αc, proposes
that the Ni electrodeposition mechanism is not influenced by the presence of L-proline. The corrosion property of
nickel coatings prepared from Watts-type nickel bath in the absence and presence of L-proline was tested in 3.5%
NaCl solution. In the presence of L-proline a surface morphology consisting of fine and homogeneous tightly packed non-porous grains covering the entire cathode surface was obtained as detected by SEM.
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Title | Catalytic effect of L-proline on the reduction of Ni(II) ions during nickel electrodeposition from a Watts-type nickel bath | Authors | N. F. El Boraei ; Magdy A. M. Ibrahim | Keywords | L-Proline Cathodic efficiency;Electrodeposition;Polarization Tafel lines | Issue Date | 2018 | Publisher | Elsevier | Volume | 347 | Start page | 113 | End page | 122 | DOI | org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.04.079 |
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