Electrodeposition of Lanthanum in Deep Eutectic Solvents

Authors

Li WANG, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, guangxi, China;State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;
You-jun FAN, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, guangxi, China;Follow
Lu WEI, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;
Hai-xia LIU, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;
Shi-gang SUN, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China;Follow

Corresponding Author

You-jun FAN(youjunfan@mailbox.gxnu.edu.cn);
Shi-gang SUN(sgsun@xmu.edu.cn)

Abstract

With the choline chloride/urea deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as the medium, the olive-like lanthanum particles with uniform shape and size were successfully prepared through a potentiostatic deposition method. The prepared samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). At the same time, the effect of deposition potential, temperature and time on the size and morphology of samples was investigated. The results demonstrated that the optimum conditions for the preparation of olive-like lanthanum particles were as follows: deposition potential of -1.7 V, temperature of 80 ^oC and deposition time of 15 min.

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Keywords

deep eutectic solvents, lanthanum, electrodeposition

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.150844

Publication Date

2015-12-23

Online Available Date

2015-11-02

Revised Date

2015-10-21

Received Date

2015-09-11

Recommended Citation

Li WANG, You-jun FAN, Lu WEI, Hai-xia LIU, Shi-gang SUN. Electrodeposition of Lanthanum in Deep Eutectic Solvents[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2015 , 21(6): 543-547.
DOI: 10.13208/j.electrochem.150844
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol21/iss6/5

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