Ni-P nanoglass prepared by multi-phase pulsed electrodeposition

Ni-P nanoglass consisting of nanometer-sized amorphous grains separated by amorphous interfaces was prepared by a specially designed multi-phase pulsed electrodeposition technique. The microstructure of the deposited Ni-P nanoglass was confirmed by X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission ele...

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Main Authors: Chunyu Guo, Yini Fang, Bin Wu, Si Lan, Guo Peng, Xun-li Wang, Horst Hahn, Herbert Gleiter, Tao Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-09-01
Series:Materials Research Letters
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2016.1264495
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Summary:Ni-P nanoglass consisting of nanometer-sized amorphous grains separated by amorphous interfaces was prepared by a specially designed multi-phase pulsed electrodeposition technique. The microstructure of the deposited Ni-P nanoglass was confirmed by X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, small-angle X-ray scattering, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The formation of the Ni-P nanoglass, which is characterized by inhomogeneities on the nanometer length scale, is achieved via proper control of the rate of cluster formation and cluster growth by a multi-phase pulsed electrodeposition process.
ISSN:2166-3831