Abstract
Zn-Fe-Ni films were fabricated on aluminum substrate under potentiostatic deposition condition and their composition,
magnetic property and structure were evaluated as a function of FeSO4 concentration in electrolyte. The bath was consisted
of 40 g/l ZnCl2, 10 g/l NiCl2.6H2O, (5 to 30) g/l FeSO4.7H2O, 25 g/l C6H5Na3O7.2H2O, 16 g/l H3BO3, 25 g/l NH4Cl, 1 g/l
gelatine. Cyclic voltammetry of Zn-Fe-Ni alloy was performed in to study electroplating process of the films. The structural
and morphological properties of the as-deposited films were studied using X-ray diffractometer and scanning electron
microscope. The films form with a high zinc content and show hexagonal close packed (HCP) structure with a strong (101)
orientation. Magnetic properties were measured using a vibrating sample magnetometer. It is found that the composition,
structure and magnetic properties of the thin films exhibit strong dependence on the composition of the bath electrolyte.
Keywords
Electrodeposition, Magnetic properties, ZnFeNi alloy.
Citation
I. HAKKI KARAHAN, A. EKICIBIL, Structure and magnetic properties of electrodeposited ZnFeNi alloys, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 11, November 2008, pp.746-750 (2008).
Submitted at: Sept. 15, 2008
Accepted at: Oct. 30, 2008