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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 54, Issue 24, Pages 5727-5738Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.05.020
Keywords
Oxide Films; Carbon steel; Solid-state conversion; Electrochemical analyses; Surface analyses
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Funding
- Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) Industrial Research Chair Agreement
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Surface oxide film growth and conversion processes on carbon steel were studied using a range of electrochemical techniques and ex situ surface analyses. The electrochemical study included (i) cyclic voltammetry as a function of various scan conditions and (ii) 7-day potentiostatic oxidation at a range of potentials while periodically performing Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. Carbon steel surfaces at various stages of electrochemical oxidation were examined by SEM, Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). These studies yield a consistent picture of film formation/conversion processes on carbon steel at pH 10.6, which is different to that reported for basic solutions (pH > 13). Oxide film formation/conversion mechanisms for three potential regions are proposed. In region I (<=-0.6V vs SCE), the main oxide formed is Fe3O4 which grows via a solid-state process; in region II (-0.5V <= E (vs SCE)<= -0.2V), continuous growth of the Fe3O4 layer is accompanied by its anodic conversion to a more maghemite (gamma-Fe2O3)-like phase near, or at, the oxide/solution interface by a similar solid-state mechanism to that described for region I; in region III (0.0V < E (vs SCE) < 0.4 V), the anodic conversion of this Fe3O4/gamma-Fe2O3 oxide to gamma-FeOOH leads to a significant structural change, which can lead to film fracture and the introduction of enhanced transport pathways in the film. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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