Electrodeposition of iron and neodymium from calcium chloride hexahydrate eutectic solvents

High water content type IV-deep eutectic solvents (DES) formed from calcium chloride hexahydrate and ethylene glycol (CaCl2⋅6H2O:EG) were investigated for the deposition and co-deposition of Fe, Nd and FeNd. Cyclic voltammetry demonstrated the feasibility of electrodepositing of Fe, Nd and FeNd, despite the DES containing ca. 21.3 mol kg‒1 water. Diffusion coefficients for the soluble Fe2+ and Nd3+ species were estimated using the Cottrell equation to be in the order of 10–7 to 10–6 cm2 s−1 at 40 °C. A coating of pure Fe was observed under insonated conditions.