Gas barrier layer for metallic and nonmetallic materials

The invention provides a high-purity electroaluminum layer having a purity of greater than 99.99% and, preferably, a thickness of 10 to 20 mu m which serves as a gas barrier layer, particularly for hydrogen, oxygen, tritium and water vapor, for metallic materials and nonmetallic materials such as gl...

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Hauptverfasser: DOETZER, RICHARD, IWANTSCHEFF, GEORG
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The invention provides a high-purity electroaluminum layer having a purity of greater than 99.99% and, preferably, a thickness of 10 to 20 mu m which serves as a gas barrier layer, particularly for hydrogen, oxygen, tritium and water vapor, for metallic materials and nonmetallic materials such as glass, quartz, ceramic and cermets with an electroconductive surface as well as for conductive plastics. By post-treatment, the electroaluminum layer can be compacted. The electroaluminum layer is precipitated by electroplating from aprotic oxygen-free and anhydrous electrolyte media of the general formula MIX.2AlR3.nLsm, wherein MI is an alkali metal ion or a quaternary onium ion, X is a halogen ion, preferably F- or Cl-, R is an alkyl radical, preferably CH3, C2H5, C3H7 or C4H9, Lsm is an aromatic solvent molecule, preferably toluene, ethyl benzene, xylene or a mixture thereof, and n=0 to 12, at a bath temperature of 50 DEG to 110 DEG C. and a current density of 0.5 to 10 A/dm2 under intensive bath agitation. Electroplating may be conducted in the presence of an aromatic solvent.