SUBSTRUCTURE FORMATION AND TEXTURE IN ELECTRODEPOSITS

The author's work on electrodeposit substructure in relation to the te xture is reviewed. Addressed are substructure anisotropy in electrodep osits and the axial and the random components of their texture, period icity of the substructure with increasing nuclear charge of constituen t atoms, regular variation in the substructure with increasing superco oling in the electrodeposition, and occurrence of an amorphous state d uring electrocrystallization of metals. Inter-relation between the sub structure and the texture in electrodeposits, and the influence of str ucture on electrodeposit properties are also discussed.