Detectable and facile electrodeposited nanoscale homogenous distribution of AgCl deposits in Ag thin films
摘要
Pulsed electrodeposition of Cl ions, together with pre-oxide removal treatments, can achieve uniform nanoscale AgCl deposits (< 2 to 20 nm within an Ag thin film while edge-effect barriers (masking) evenly distribute electric fields for microscale areal homogeneity. The AgCl uniformity was analyzed using materials characterization techniques (electron and X-ray fluorescence imaging) and electrochemical detection (cathodic stripping voltammetry).