Influence of Co on Si3N4 incorporation in electrodeposited Ni

Effects of Co contents on the microstructures and properties of electrodeposited NiCo–Al composite coatings

“…Previous researches have pointed out that the co-deposition of the incorporated particles, such as SiC and Si 3 N 4 , could be enhanced by increasing the Co contents in the coatings [26,27], which was ascribed to that the adsorption of Co 2+ cations on the particles surface is easier than the Ni 2+ cations. However, reference [28] reported the opposite result that the Co contents increased accompanied by the decrease of SiC particle contents with reducing the current densities.…”

Electrodeposition and characterization of Ni–Co/SiC nanocomposite coatings

“…In addition, specific magnetic properties of nickel-cobalt alloys have made them a permanent candidate for recording head material in computer hard drive industries and micro-electrical mechanical systems [18][19][20][21][22][23]. These merits account for the widespread applications of this alloy as a metal matrix in electrocomposite coatings, where various particles have been incorporated in, through electrochemical methods, such as Cr 2 O 3 [24], carbon nano tube (CNT) [25], yttria stabilized zirconia alumina (YZA) [26], SiC [27][28][29], Al 2 O 3 [30,31], diamond [32], MoS 2 [33], LaNi 5 [34], barium ferrite [35], and Si 3 N 4 [36]. To our knowledge, much work has not been reported on the electrochemical deposition of Ni-Co/SiC nanocomposite coatings.…”

The kinetics of Ni–Co/SiC composite coatings electrodeposition

“…These special characteristics of Ni-Co alloys have made them convenient for widespread applications as metallic matrix; and various particles have been incorporated in, through electrochemical methods, such as Cr 2 O 3 [19], carbon nano-tube (CNT) [20], Yttria stabilized Zirconia Alumina (YZA) [21], SiC [22,23,24], Al 2 O 3 [25,26] diamond [27], MoS 2 [28], LaNi 5 [29], barium ferrite [30], and Si 3 N 4 [31].…”