Electronic edition ISSN 1574-0579

Magnetic field effect on the electrodeposition of ZnSe

R. Kowalik¹ , K. Mech² , D. Kutyla¹ , T. Tokarski³ , P. Zabinski¹

¹ Department of Physical Chemistry and Metallurgy of Non-Ferrous Metals, Faculty of Non-Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Science and Technology al. A Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
² Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, AGH University of Science and Technology al. A Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
³ Department of Structure and Mechanics of Solids, Faculty of Non-Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Science and Technology al. A Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

Abstract
The effect of magnetic field on the process of ZnSe electrodeposition was studied. The applied magnetic field generates additional convection, which affects mostly the rate of the deposition of zinc selenide. The obtained coatings were characterized by X-ray diffraction, wavelength X-ray fluorescence and, additionally, the morphology of the deposits was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. Figs 4, Refs 21.