Abstract
The effect of contamination of a cyanide, phosphate-buffered gold-plating bath with iron, cobalt, or nickel on the codeposition of these metals with gold, was investigated using 59Fe, 58Co and 63Ni. It was shown that cobalt and nickel were practically not codeposited in gold if present in the solution in amounts up to 1000 or 2000 mg/dm3 respectively. Iron deposited in high amounts (up to 18%) depending on its concentration and the cathode current density. The diminishing in current efficiency of the plating process is proposed as an early signal of the contamination of gold deposit with iron.
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