Investigation of the Secondary Current Distribution in a Hull Cell

A new equation of secondary current distribution of the Hull cell is derived which can explain the influence of some electrochemical kinetics and mass transport on the quality of electrodeposit, and can give some instructions for the electroplating using indirect current and for the study of secondary current distribution in a modified Hull cell. The results from the theoretical equation and experimental measurement are compared with that of other experimental formula. It is shown that the result from the theoretical equation is more suitable to the actual conditions than that from the empirical formula. (C) 2001 The Electrochemical Society [DOI: 10.1149/1.1277594] All rights reserved.