Influence of pH and bath composition on properties of Ni–Fe alloy films synthesized by electrodeposition

Fe–Ni films were electrodeposited on ITO glass substrates from the electrolytes with different molar ratio of Ni$^{\boldsymbol{2+}}$/Fe$^{\boldsymbol{2+}}$ and different pH values (2$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$1, 2$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$9, 3$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$7 and 4$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$3) at 25$\boldsymbol{^\circ}$C. The properties of Fe–Ni alloy films depend on both Ni$^{\boldsymbol{2+}}$ and Fe$^{\boldsymbol{2+}}$ concentrations in electrolyte and pH values. The content of Ni increases from 38% to 84% as the mole ratio of NiSO$_{\boldsymbol{4}}$/FeSO$_{\boldsymbol{4}}$ increasing from 0$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$50/0$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$50 to 0$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$90/0$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$10 in electrolyte and slightly decreases from 65% to 42% as the pH values increase from 2$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$1 to 4$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$3. The X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the structures of the films strongly depend on the Ni content in the binary films. The magnetic performance of the films shows that the saturation magnetization ($\boldsymbol{M}_{\boldsymbol{\rm s}})$ decreases from 1775$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$01 emu/cm$^{\boldsymbol{3}}$ to 1501$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$46 emu/cm$^{\boldsymbol{3}}$ with the pH value increasing from 2$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$1 to 4$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$3 and the saturation magnetization ($\boldsymbol{M}_{\boldsymbol{\rm s}})$ and coercivity ($\boldsymbol{H}_{\boldsymbol{\rm c}})$ move up from 1150$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$44 emu/cm$^{\boldsymbol{3}}$ and 58$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$86 Oe to 2498$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$88 emu/cm$^{\boldsymbol{3}}$ and 93$\boldsymbol{\cdot}$12 Oe with the increase of Ni$^{\boldsymbol{2+}}$ concentration in the electrolyte, respectively.

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