@article{
author = "Touazi, Souad and Bucko, Mihael and Makhloufi, Laïd and Bajat, Jelena",
year = "2020",
abstract = "The Zn-Mn alloy electrodeposition on steel substrate from sulfate-citrate bath was investigated using cyclic voltammetry. In a metal ion-free solution, an electrochemical analysis showed that increasing the citrate concentration induces the increase in the overpotential for hydrogen evolution reaction, with an optimum citrate concentration of 0.6 mol dm-3. Cyclic voltammograms recorded in the electrolyte with Zn2+ and Mn2+ ions, reveal that the potential of Zn-Mn alloy electrodeposition (-1670 mVSSE) stands between those of pure Zn (-1500 mVSSE) and pure Mn (-1850 mVSSE) electroreduction. The effect of [Mn2+]/[Zn2+] ratio in the electrolyte on the Mn content in the obtained Zn-Mn coatings was studied. It was found that the Mn content increases with increasing the [Mn2+]/[Zn2+] ratio in the electrolytic bath. The surface morphology and crystalline phase structure of Zn-Mn deposits were characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), respectively.",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
journal = "Materials Today: Proceedings",
title = "Zn-Mn alloy coatings electrodeposited from acidic sulfate-citrate bath",
pages = "924-919",
volume = "49",
doi = "10.1016/j.matpr.2021.05.574"
}