Abstract
Electrodeposition of cobalt from sulfate solutions at different pH values was investigated using the EQCM technique coupled with cyclic voltammetry. The results show that cobalt hydroxide is formed simultaneously with cobalt deposition during the early stages of reduction due to the pH variation near the electrode surface caused by the parallel hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). This result was confirmed using M/ z values calculated using the Sauerbrey equation and Faraday's law, which showed the presence of cobalt hydroxide in the electrodeposits. A flux model was developed and it assumes a direct reduction of cobalt, simultaneous HER and the formation of cobalt hydroxide during the early stages of deposition at pH 4.10. When the solution pH is decreased to 3.33 only the direct cobalt reduction is observed without any hydroxylated species formation.
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