electrodeposition


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e·lec·tro·de·pos·it

 (ĭ-lĕk′trō-dĭ-pŏz′ĭt)
tr.v. e·lec·tro·de·pos·it·ed, e·lec·tro·de·pos·it·ing, e·lec·tro·de·pos·its
To deposit (a dissolved or suspended substance) on an electrode by electrolysis.
n.
The substance so deposited.

e·lec′tro·dep′o·si′tion (-dĕp′ə-zĭsh′ən, -dē′pə-) n.
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Noun1.electrodeposition - the deposition of a substance on an electrode by the action of electricity (especially by electrolysis)
deposition, deposit - the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
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These techniques include chemical bath deposition (CBD) [15], vacuum evaporation, chemical vapour deposition [16], spray pyrolysis [17], sputtering [18], screen printing [19], sol-gel [20], close space sublimation (CSS) [21], and electrodeposition (ED) [22].
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