Pourbaix Diagrams for Systems Involving Metal Complexes and Intermetallic Compounds: Their Construction and Application

Abstract

Fundamental aspects of potential-pH diagrams for systems containing ligand and/or additional metal components to form stable complexes and/or intermetallic compounds are described by several practical examples. The diagrams provide deeper thermodynamic insights into a variety of aqueous electrochemical processes, such as electrodeposition and electrometallurgy.