A Monte Carlo simulation approach to the texture formation during electrodeposition .2. Simulation and experiment

The texture development during iron electrodeposition was simulated using a Monte Carlo model presented in a companion paper [1]. The simulation illustrated that the surface-energy anisotropy played an important role in the formation of fibre texture, and that the texture changed with the current density, bath temperature and the pH value of the bath. It was demonstrated that the surface-energy anisotropy was influenced by the co-deposition of hydrogen, and this could be the reason responsible for the texture variation with the deposition condition. It was demonstrated also that when a magnetic field of sufficient strength was applied during the deposition process, the magnetocrystalline anisotropy induced a non-fibre texture, which gradually dominated the initially formed fibre texture as the deposit grew. Various electrodeposition experiments were performed to corroborate the Monte Carlo simulation. A positive correlation between the Monte Carlo simulation and the experiments was found. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd