Table 1. Chemicals and their concentrations for the three electrolytes used in the electrodeposition of Ni–Co films on Si/Ti/Au substrates. Note that Baths 1 and 2 contained P-123 as a structure-directing agent to produce mesoporous Ni–Co films while Bath 3 did not include P-123, resulting in dense Ni–Co films.
| Bath | Concentration (mM) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ni2SO4·7H2O | NiCl2 | Co2SO4·7H2O | C2H5NO2 | H3BO3 | NH4Cl | C7H5NO3S | P-123 | |
| 1 | 150 | — | 8 | 175 | 150 | 50 | — | 10 g L−1 |
| 2 | — | 150 | 7.5 | 175 | — | — | 10 | 10 g L−1 |
| 3 | 150 | — | 8 | 175 | 150 | 50 | — | — |