Anodic stripping voltammograms of electroless nickel‐phosphorus films showed two distinct peaks, which were attributed to the presence of two distinct solid phases. Partial anodic stripping, leaving the more noble material intact, yielded a phosphorus‐rich surface. A quartz microbalance electrode was used to monitor the early stages of both open‐circuit and fixed potential plating in a low temperature electroless nickel plating bath on this surface, as well as on normal electroless nickel‐phosphorus and pure nickel films. The partially stripped film exhibited much higher plating rates, a phenomenon which is more readily explained in terms of enhanced catalytic activity rather than a simple surface area effect.
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