Mechanistic study on the effect of PEG molecules in a trivalent chromium electrodeposition process

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-14

  Phuong, Nguyen Van ^a,b   Kwon, Sik Chol ^b   Lee, Joo Yul ^b   Shin, Junyoung ^a   Huy, Bui The ^a   Lee, Yong Ill ^a  

^a Changwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Material Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrodeposition; EQCM; Mass spectroscopy; Polyethylene glycol; Trivalent chromium

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957638287     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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