Abstract
In this paper, electrodeposition of a molybdenum coating was conducted in Na3AlF6-NaF-Al2O3-MoO3 molten salts at 930 °C to investigate the availability of preparation of thick molybdenum coatings. The effects of current density and electrodeposition time on the morphology of the produced molybdenum coating were studied. With the increase of current density (10~70 mA·cm−2), the coating thickness was increased from 10 μm to 30 μm, with all the current efficiency above 97%. Under a current density of 30 mA/cm2, with the rise of electrodeposition time (10~60 min), three stages of the deposit growth were observed, including the formation of a large number of fine crystals, transformation into fibrous morphology and well-developed faceted grains. The formation of a large number of fine crystals at the initial stage of the electrodeposition could facilitate electroplating molybdenum coatings with good quality at higher current density and longer duration. Thus electrodeposition at a current density of 100 mA·cm−2 for 3 h has been performed, resulting in the preparation of relatively flat, dense, and coherent molybdenum coatings with a thickness of 140 μm on a nickel substrate, with a current efficiency above 85%. It is anticipated that the electrodeposition of molybdenum coatings in the present molten system is suitable for electroplating thick molybdenum coatings.
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