Abstract
PdCuAg films were prepared by pulsed co-electrodeposition on Ti substrate. The film composition, determined by energy dispersive spectroscopy ([Pd] = ∼35–65 at.%, [Cu] = ∼35–65 at.%, [Ag] = ∼0–15 at.%) was controlled by varying the electrolytic bath composition. X-ray diffraction analyses showed that all the as-deposited films present a monophased face-centered cubic (fcc) structure with an anisotropic deformation of the crystalline structure. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations indicated that all the films present a cauliflower-like morphology. Their hydrogen solubility was evaluated electrochemically in NaOH media. It was shown that the H solubility in the alloy increases with the Pd content. At fixed Pd content, the variation of the H solubility with the Cu or Ag content is more complex and depends on the Pd content. Lastly, a major decrease of the H solubility was observed for films annealed at 400 °C due to the resulting fcc-to-bcc phase transition.
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