ABSTRACT
Electrodeposition was performed by using an electrochemical workstation (Kest Wuhan CS300) in a conventional three-electrode mode with a platinum electrode as the counter electrode, a Saturated Calomel Electrode (SCE) as the reference electrode and a piece of ITO-coated PET film (1.0 × 2.0 cm2) as the working electrode. For the deposition of PbO nanostructures, the electrolyte used was an aqueous solution of 5 mM Pb(CH3COO)2, 5 mM EDTANa (EthyleneDiamine TetraAcetic acid disodium salt), and 0.1 M KCl. The pH value was adjusted to 3 with 0.2 M HCl. Electrodeposition was carried out under potentiostatic conditions with the electrolyte temperature being kept at 60ºC. After deposition, the working electrodes were rinsed in distilled water several times and dried naturally in the atmosphere.
