Direct electrodeposition of FeCoZn wire arrays from a zinc chloride-based ionic liquid

An Effective Strategy for Template-Free Electrodeposition of Aluminum Nanowires with Highly Controllable Irregular Morphologies

Aluminum nanowires with irregular morphologies were prepared by template-free electrodeposition from a room-temperature chloroaluminate ionic liquid. The effects of the diffusion condition and deposition potential on the morphologies of Al nanowires were investigated. The decrease of diffusion flux leads to the formation of particular segmented morphologies of Al nanowires. A dynamic equilibrium between the electrochemical reaction and the diffusion of Al₂Cl₇⁻ results in the current fluctuation and the periodical variation of diameters in the Al nanowires growth period. Al nanowires with several kinds of morphologies can be controllably electrodeposited under a restricted diffusion condition, without using a template. Increasing the overpotential shows the similar influence on the morphology of Al nanowires as the decrease in diffusion flux under the restricted diffusion condition. Most of the segmented Al nanowires have a single crystalline structure and grow in the [100] orientation. This work also provides a new strategy for the fabrication of nanowires with highly controllable irregular morphologies.

Template free synthesis of beaded aluminium sub-microwires via pulse potential electrodeposition

Beaded aluminum wires with tunable physical morphology were prepared from a chloroaluminate ionic liquid using a template-free square-wave pulse potential electrodeposition method with various pulse potential and duration combinations.

Electrodeposition in Ionic Liquids

Due to their attractive physico-chemical properties, ionic liquids (ILs) are increasingly used as deposition electrolytes. This review summarizes recent advances in electrodeposition in ILs and focuses on its similarities and differences with that in aqueous solutions. The electrodeposition in ILs is divided into direct and template-assisted deposition. We detail the direct deposition of metals, alloys and semiconductors in five types of ILs, including halometallate ILs, air- and water-stable ILs, deep eutectic solvents (DESs), ILs with metal-containing cations, and protic ILs. Template-assisted deposition of nanostructures and macroporous structures in ILs is also presented. The effects of modulating factors such as deposition conditions (current density, current density mode, deposition time, temperature) and electrolyte components (cation, anion, metal salts, additives, water content) on the morphology, compositions, microstructures and properties of the prepared materials are highlighted.

Electrodeposition of SmCo alloy nanowires with a large length-diameter ratio from SmCl3–CoCl2–1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ionic liquid without template

SmCo alloy nanowires were first electrodeposited from SmCl₃–CoCl₂–1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (EMIC) ionic liquid at constant potential without template.