Evaluation Effect of Electrodeposition Parameters
on Superhydrophobicity and Corrosion Performance
of Nickel Coatings1
Amir Farzaneha, Shahin Khameneh Asla, *, and M.G. Hosseinib
aDepartment of materials engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering university of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
bElectrochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Tabriz,
Tabriz, Iran
cDepartment of materials engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering university of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Correspondence to: *e-mail: khameneh@tabrizu.ac.ir
1The article is published in the original.
Received 15 February, 2016
Abstract—In this study, super-hydrophobic nickel films were fabricated by a one-step electrodepositing method. Effect of current density and deposition time on corrosion and superhydrophobicity were studied. Statistical analysis were conducted by historical data analysis method. The surface morphologies of the films characterized by atomic force microscope. The surface shows hierarchical structure with micro-nanocones array, which it could be responsible for their super-hydrophobic characteristic. Electrochemical performance evaluated by EIS and potensiostate method. Results shows that the current density and deposition time have the main influences on superhydrophobicity of the coating. The Superhydrophobic surface was achieved by electrodeposition at optimum conditions.
DOI: 10.1134/S207020511701004X