No passwords, no registration, no paywalls, no popups, no AI

As an Amazon Associate & eBay Partner we earn from affil links

finishing.com -- The Home Page of the Finishing Industry

Search our quarter-million Q&As

Home of the finishing HOTLINE since 1989

-----

The role of Rochelle salt in electroless Cobalt-Nickel baths

I'm trying to produce Cobalt-Nickel Nanowires by electroless deposition. I've recently found the Rochelle Salt (Potassium Sodium Tartrate tetrahydrate) ⇦ on eBay or Amazon [affil link] as a component of an electroless Cobalt Nickel bath. I haven't found what is the role of this component, does anyone have an idea?

Paula M. Proa
Electroless Cobalt - Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
2004

First of two simultaneous responses --

It is a complexing agent. Without a complexer, you'll find that the metals precipitate out as hydroxides.

James Totter, CEF
- Tallahassee, Florida
2004

Second of two simultaneous responses --

The tartrate is a complexant.

Trevor Crichton
R&D practical scientist
Chesham, Bucks, UK
2004

Sorry! Finishing.com is temporarily Read-Only.
Ted Mooney is retiring but I have several offers to take it over.
We're working hard to make sure we find it the best new home.

Disclaimer: It's not possible to fully diagnose a finishing problem or the hazards of an operation via these pages. All information presented is for general reference and does not represent a professional opinion nor the policy of an author's employer. The internet is largely anonymous & unvetted; some names may be fictitious and some recommendations might be harmful.

If you are seeking a product or service related to metal finishing, please check these Directories: