G. Wouters et al., ELECTROCHEMICAL DIAGNOSTIC OF BRIGHT TIN DEPOSITION IN VIEW OF THE ELECTROLYTIC SYNTHESIS OF NIP SN MULTILAYERS/, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 141(2), 1994, pp. 397-401
The electrodeposition conditions required to obtain a planar growth of
tin on a NiP sublayer have been investigated. This planar growth is a
prerequisite for obtaining compositionally modulated multilayers of g
ood quality. In that respect potentiodynamic and potentiochronometric
measurements were done and coupled to a morphological and compositiona
l characterization. The efficiency of a brightener to enhance the plan
ar growth of tin seemed to be limited by an adsorption-related effect
in the case of tin electrodeposition on phosphorous containing substra
tes.