電解めっき

electrolytic plating

[目次：試料等(試料および試料作製)]

適当な電解質溶液中で金属などの導電性固体を電解し、固体試料表面上に薄い金属層を作る方法。試料を陰極、白金板やステンレス鋼を陽極とし、直流電流を流すことにより溶出した白金やステンレス鋼が試料上に被膜を作る。

"Electrolytic plating" is a technique to form a thin metal layer on a surface of a solid specimen by electrolysis of a conductive solid (ex. metal) in a suitable electrolyte solvent. Actually, a specimen (acting as an anode) and a platinum (Pt) plate or a stainless-steel (acting as a cathode) are immersed in a suitable electrolyte solvent. By the flow of electric current between these electrodes, the eluted Pt or stainless-steel is deposited on the specimen surface.