Papers by Author: Mosbah Daamouche

Abstract: Ni-Fe alloys ranging in composition of Fe rich invar (Ni100-xFeX, where x ~ 64), have a variety of high technology applications due to their wide spectrum of physical properties. In this paper, the effects of the applied potential (-1.20V, -1.35V) and the bath composition (0.1M, 0.01M) of the Ni-Fe alloy thin films are studied. Ni100-xFeX layers were electrodeposited onto Copper substrates with a pH of about 2.5. The experiments were performed at room temperature and the deposition time was equal to 10mn for all deposited samples. The experiments were performed using electrochemical techniques, by means of cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA). The morphology and elemental composition of the deposited films were studied by means of electron microscopy coupled to EDS analysis.

Abstract: The aim of this work is to understand the early stages in the growth mechanism of invar (Fe64Ni34) alloys and also to study the influence of potential on the evolution of their crystalline structures. Fe64Ni34 layers were deposited onto copper substrates under optimal conditions using the electrochemical method of cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA). The influence of the potential is examined and the nucleation kinetics is discussed. In this purpose, the obtained experimental data was interpreted by applying useful theoretical methods developed by Scharifker and Hills. X-ray diffraction experiments were performed on all samples in order to follow the structural evolution of Fe64Ni34 layers as a function of the potential.