Open AccessAlloy formation by Mg underpotential deposition on al from nitrate melts
Author(s) -
S Vesna Cvetkovic,
J Luka Bjelica,
M Natasa Vukicevic,
Jovan N. Jovićević
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemical industry and chemical engineering quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.189
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2217-7434
pISSN - 1451-9372
DOI - 10.2298/ciceq141205009c
Subject(s) - underpotential deposition , magnesium , magnesium nitrate , cyclic voltammetry , inorganic chemistry , linear sweep voltammetry , chemistry , deposition (geology) , electrochemistry , voltammetry , scanning electron microscope , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , electrode , metallurgy , environmental chemistry , paleontology , composite material , sediment , biology
Magnesium was underpotentially deposited on aluminium electrodes from magnesium nitrate-ammonium nitrate melts at temperatures ranging from 390 K to 500 K. Electrochemical techniques used were linear sweep voltammetry and potential step. Electrodes were studied by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). It was found that reduction processes of nitrate, nitrite and water (when present), in the underpotential range studied, took part simultaneously with magnesium underpotential deposition. Consequently, magnesium UPD reduction and stripping voltammetry peaks were not pronounced and well defined. Nevertheless, EDS, EDX and XRD measurements showed evidence of Mg2Al3, MgAl2 and Al12Mg17 alloys formed by underpotential deposition of magnesium onto aluminium substrate.