Electrochemical synthesis of Ni-MoO3 composite films: Redox-mediated mechanism of electrochemical growth of metal-matrix composite

摘要

The Ni-MoO_3 composite films exhibiting low coefficient of friction (?0.05) were obtained by electrolytic co-deposition of nickel with MoO_3 microcrystals of layered structure synthesized via solvothermal method. It has been shown that the redox activity inherent in molybdenum trioxide ensures efficient overgrowing of the trapped MoO_3 particles and their strong bonding with the metal matrix.