Abstract:
The preparation of
103Pd-
110Ag
m alloy membranes was the basis for the production of
103Pd-
125I composite sources. Taking
103Pd and
110Ag
m as trace elements, the method of nonelectrolytical plating was chosen to prepare the alloy membrane. A γdetector and electron microscope (SEM) were used for quantitative and qualitative analysis, respectively. The pretreatment of the support before the preparation of Palladiumsilver composite membranes was discussed in detail. It was found that when the concentration of PdCl
2 was between 0.5 and 2.0 mmol/L the result was good. The effects of various factors were investigated,including the proportion of Pd and Ag, the concentrations of the total metal,ammonium hydroxide hydrazine and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, temperature, the time, and the rotation speed. By improving the reaction conditions the alloy membrane with metallic luster was obtained. Besides, the presence of Pd and Ag was observed in the alloy membranes by qualitative analysis.