Abstract
We report the morphology, texture, mechanical properties of Ni films with nanosized grains prepared by electrodeposition as a function of current density. With an increase in current density, the morphology of the nanostructured films was greatly affected and the textures changed from face-centered cubic (1 1 1)- to (2 0 0)-orientation. Consequently, the textural and microstructural alteration exerted strong influence on the hardness of the films, leading to decrease in the hardness (in particular, the inverse Hall-Petch relation) as current density increased, attributed to the distribution of colonies of grain agglomerate and the variation of directional tensile strength.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 57-59 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Current Applied Physics |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Jan |
Keywords
- Electrodeposition
- Hardness
- Magnetism
- Texture
- Thin films
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)