Electrodeposition of SmCo Nanostructures in Deep Eutectic Solvent

Electrodeposition of some metals at room temperatures have been restricted in aqueous solutions to those that present a standard potential less negative than that of water reduction. Some of these metals could be deposited but with economic expense using either organic solvents or using more drastic conditions as molten salts. In this work we select to study the cobalt-samarium electrodeposition process possibilities, due to that upon depending the ratio between the metals this alloy could derive to potentially hard magnetic material. The interest at first is focused into the study of the deposition process of each metal partner and the corresponding joint process using as solvent the eutectic mixture 1 chlorine chloride: 2 urea.