Revisited experimental analysis of morphological changes in thin-layer electrodeposition

We report experimental evidence for a microscopic mechanism influencing the family of morphologies that can be observed in thin-layer electrodeposition of metals. We show for different cations (zinc, copper and tin) that small quantities of oxygen, dissolved in the electrolyte, can modify dramatical...

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Published inJournal of electroanalytical chemistry (Lausanne, Switzerland) Vol. 371; no. 1; pp. 93 - 100
Main Authors Kuhn, A., Argoul, F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 27.06.1994
Elsevier Science
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Summary:We report experimental evidence for a microscopic mechanism influencing the family of morphologies that can be observed in thin-layer electrodeposition of metals. We show for different cations (zinc, copper and tin) that small quantities of oxygen, dissolved in the electrolyte, can modify dramatically the interfacial reduction mechanism and lead to drastic changes in the growth dynamics. We concentrate on zinc electrodeposition, and propose a phenomenological interpretation for the transition from dendrites to dense patterns.
ISSN:1572-6657
1873-2569
DOI:10.1016/0022-0728(93)03234-G