Influence of Bath Composition at Acidic pH on Electrodeposition of Nickel-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites for Corrosion Protection

Table 2

Plating solution measurements of conductivity, viscosity, zeta potential, and particle size for various pHs (1.6, 2.5, 3.0) of the plating bath.

Plating solution pH	Conductivity; (𝑛=3); (mS/cm)	Viscosity; (𝑛=3); (cSt)	Particle size (nm)	Zeta potential (𝑛=3); (mV)
pH 1.6	24.3 ± 0.1	2.86 ± 0.03	3120	−10.1 ± 0.3
pH 2.5	28.1 ± 0.2	2.64 ± 0.01	2756	−22.2 ± 0.9
pH 3.0	33.7 ± 0.3	2.21 ± 0.01	2517	−21.9 ± 0.4
0.5% MMT	0.502 ± 0.008	1.33 ± 0.01	591	−43.2 ± 0.8