Application of constant current pulse to suppress bubble incorporation and control deposit morphology during aqueous electrophoretic deposition (EPD)

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1837-1845

  Besra, L ^a   Uchikoshi, T ^a   Suzuki, T S ^a   Sakka, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Electrophoretic deposition; Pulse current; Suspensions

Indexed keywords

AL2O3; ALUMINA SUSPENSIONS; APPLIED CURRENTS; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; CONSTANT CURRENTS; DC ELECTRIC FIELDS; DEPOSIT MORPHOLOGIES; DUTY CYCLES; ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION; HYDROGEN GAS; PULSE CURRENT; PULSE WIDTHS; PULSED-DC; SUSPENSIONS;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; APPLICATIONS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; WINDOWS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 67349170780     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.07.031     Document Type: Article

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