The interfacial interaction in Ni-ZrO2 composite plating prepared by compos
ite electrodeposition has been investigated. The results showed that no new
phases were formed at the interfacial regions between matrix Ni and ZrO2 p
articles, but the orbital interaction through the mutual overlap of the d o
rbits does exist in the interfacial regions between Ni atoms and Zr3+ ions.
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