Effect of Toluene Addition on Electrodeposition Behavior of Aluminum in AlCl3-TEBAC Ionic Liquid
Received:March 10, 2016  Revised:March 15, 2016
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2016.08.015
KeyWord:toluene; aluminum; electrodeposition; ionic liquid
                 
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Wang Mengmeng 昆明理工大学冶金与能源工程学院
Xu Cunying 昆明理工大学冶金与能源工程学院
Hua Yixin 昆明理工大学冶金与能源工程学院
Li Fuyu 昆明理工大学冶金与能源工程学院
Lu Donghui 昆明理工大学冶金与能源工程学院
Lei Zhen 昆明理工大学冶金与能源工程学院
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Abstract:
      Aluminum was electrodeposited in acidic aluminum chloride-benzyltriethylammonium chloride (AlCl3-TEBAC) ionic liquids with toluene addition. Effect of toluene addition on electrical conductivity of ionic liquids was investigated. Electrodeposition behavior of aluminum in ionic liquids was studied by pulse electrodeposition and DC electrodeposition. The results show that electrical conductivities of ionic liquid improve with increase of molar fraction x of toluene when x<7.5%. Effect of toluene molar fraction on conductivities is negligible when x>7.5%. The initial stage of nucleation of aluminum on a glassy carbon electrode is three-dimensional instantaneous nucleation under diffusion control. Coating of impulse electrodeposition is better than that of DC electrodeposition.
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