NiCo Electroforming Research on Ru/c Multilayer Film for Mirror Production

Abstract:

The metal/C-based multilayer film with high reflectivity is the “workhorse” in today's optical application, and NiCo electroforming offers a promising prospect in contemporary optical production. Therefore, the NiCo electroforming was performed on metal/C-based multilayer film in this study, and the obtained deposition structure and electrochemical mechanism were discussed. The results show that the Ni electrodeposition on Ru/C multilayer film obeyed the three-dimensional (3D) continuous nucleation process under diffusion control, which was in accordance with the crystal growth characteristics. This work confirmed the feasibility of direct NiCo electroforming on Ru/C multilayer film, and provided a theoretical backing for the fabrication of metal/C-based multilayer mirror.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 369)
• Pages: 51-56
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-63X6qF
• Online since: March 2025
• Authors: Hai Xiang Chen*, Kun Wang
• Keywords: Electrochemical Mechanism, Electroforming, Multilayer Films, Structural Growth

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