@article{25164,
  keywords = {effective medium approximation, electrochemical precipitation, inhomogeneous films, nickel hydroxide, spectroscopic ellipsometry},
  author = {Fanping Kong and Robert Kostecki and Frank R McLarnon and Rolf H Muller},
  title = {Spectroscopic ellipsometry of electrochemical precipitation and oxidation of nickel hydroxide films},
  abstract = {<p>In situ spectroscopic ellipsometry was used to investigate the electrochemical precipitation of nickel hydroxide films. By use of optical models for inhomogeneous films it was found that a specific precipitation current density produced the most compact and homogeneous film structures. The density of nickel hydroxide films was derived to be 1.25-1.50 g/cm<sup>3</sup>. The redox behavior of precipitated nickel hydroxide films was studied with an effective-medium optical model. Incomplete conversion to nickel oxyhydroxide and a reduction in film thickness were found during the oxidation cycle.</p>},
  year = {1998},
  journal = {Thin Solid Films},
  volume = {313-314},
  pages = {775-780},
  month = {02/1998},
  doi = {10.1016/S0040-6090(97)00994-2},
  language = {eng},
}