“…In contrast to the acidic citrate electrolyte, where rhenium, not cobalt, is predominantly reduced at the cathode 2,23 despite the low concentration of its ions in solution, the use of Cit–PPi electrolyte and varying the ligand ratio makes it possible to accurately select the coating composition within a wide range, and make it possible to solve a various specific technical problem. In general, the different ratio of refractory, hard and wear-resistant rhenium and ferromagnetic cobalt, in turn, gives a wide range of possible applications as a coating for hardening the surface of products, increasing the electrocatalytic activity of electrodes, or for imparting magnetic properties to the surface.…”