Electrodeposition of carrier-free 57Co on rhodium as an approach to the preparation of Mössbauer sources

Izabela Cieszykowska; Małgorzata Zółtowska; Mieczysław Mielcarski

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.09.003

Electrodeposition of carrier-free 57Co on rhodium as an approach to the preparation of Mössbauer sources

Appl Radiat Isot. 2011 Jan;69(1):142-5. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.09.003. Epub 2010 Sep 8.

Authors

Izabela Cieszykowska¹, Małgorzata Zółtowska, Mieczysław Mielcarski

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Atomic Energy Polatom, Radioisotope Centre, 05-400 Otwock-Świerk, Poland.

PMID: 20855216
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.09.003

Abstract

Electrodeposition of carrier-free (57)Co on a rhodium matrix as the first step of preparing Mössbauer sources was studied. To optimize the plating parameters, the influences of current density, volume and pH of the electrolyte solution, shape, thickness, and surface area of the rhodium cathode, mode of cathode pretreatment, concentration of (57)Co and duration of electrolysis were investigated.