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Nanocrystalline (nc) nickel was electrodeposited using rotating cylindrical electrodes (RCD) from a Watt's bath containing saccharin. The effects of cathode rotation speed and saccharin concentration on the cathodic overpotential and grain size were studied. The grain sizes are presented as a function of the cathodic overpotential. All reported cathodic overpotentials were corrected for ohmic overpotentials. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to determine the deposit grain size. In addition, the influences of cathode rotation speed and current density on the morphology of nanocrystalline nickel were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).