Study on Electrochemical Characteristics of Electroless Co-Ni-B Alloy with Cerium

The effects of rare earth element cerium on composition and electrochemical characteristics of electroless Co-Ni-B alloy were studied in this paper. The alloy component was analyzed using Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP). The plating rate is was determined by electronic balance. The cathode polarization curves and cyclic voltammogram during the electroless deposition were tested by LK998 II model electrochemical analytical system. The results show that rare earth element Ce can co-deposit with cobalt-based alloy, and with mass increase of Ce added in aqueous solution, the contents of Co, Ni, Ce in alloy increase and the content of B decreases. Ce can increase deposition rate of alloy in some range. The rare earth makes deposition potential move to positive direction and makes polarizability decrease.