Enhanced performance was observed for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) utilizing counter electrodes based on Pt electrodeposits compared to counter electrodes based on sputtered Pt. Scanning electron microscopy of Pt electrodeposits revealed that the use of an initial cathodic overpotential pulse followed by steady electrodeposition at a mild cathodic potential yielded ∼40nm particles, compar...

The effect of pulse electrodeposition parameters on the composition and microstructure of Ni–Re alloys were studied on a rotating cylinder electrode. Ni–Re alloys were deposited from a citrate bath where the nickel-to-rhenium ratio was 45:1. The composition of the deposited alloy was monitored by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and compared to a single component transport-based model descr...

Copper indium diselenide thin films have been prepared onto ITO (In2O3:Sn) substrates by a newly developed pulsed electrodeposition method. The proposed scheme consists of a cyclically repeated pulsed potential sequence at the corresponding deposition potentials of elemental Cu, Se and In. When the potential is stepped back to the initial Cu electrodeposition potential after a full cycle to sta...

5 wt % Co, are of both theoretical research and practical interest due to the anomalous codeposition behavior, the preferential deposition of less noble metal, and to the material's low coefficient of thermal expansion, CTE. A better understanding of anomalous codeposition allows for controlling the deposition rates of individual Fe, Ni, and Co metal during codeposition and hence the compositio...