Preparation and Characterization of Electrochemical Deposition Cobalt Triantimonide (CoSb3) Thick Film: Effects of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) as an Additive

• Main Authors: Sabran, Nuur Syahidah, Fadzallah, Iman Aris, Ono, Takahito, Said, Suhana Mohd, Sabri, Mohd Faizul Mohd
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2019
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23607/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-019-07295-3

A thick film of cobalt triantimonide (CoSb3) skutterudites was successfully synthesized via electrochemical deposition by using an electrolyte that contains antimony (Sb3+) and cobalt (Co2+) ions in a weak acid solution in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as an additive. The process was condu...