Electrodeposited nickel composites containing carbon nanotubes

Nickel composites containing carbon nanotubes were prepared by codepositing carbon nanotubes suspended in an electrolyte with growing nickel during electrodeposition. There is a saturation concentration for dispersing carbon nanotubes completely in the solution. Carbon nanotubes codeposition was found to reach a maximum and then decrease with carbon nanotubes concentration in the solution, current density and agitation rate. The microstructure of the coatings have been examined by electron microscopy.