Electrochemical scanning probe microscope (EC-SPM) for the in situ corrosion study of materials: An overview with examples

Corrosion Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 73-103

  Mudali Kamachi, U ^a   Padhy, N ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Corrosion; EC SPM; Materials

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE; CHEMICAL SCIENCE; COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT; CORROSION INITIATION; CORROSION RESEARCH; CORROSION SCIENCE; EC-SPM; ELECTROCHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; ELECTRODE SURFACES; ELECTRODE-ELECTROLYTE INTERFACES; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; IN-SITU; INTERFACIAL SURFACE; MATERIAL PROTECTION; MATERIAL SCIENCE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; PASSIVE FILM PROPERTIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; POTENTIAL SURFACES; POTENTIOSTATIC CONTROL; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE; SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; STRUCTURE REACTIVITY; SURFACE DISSOLUTION; WIDE SPREADS;

CORROSION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY; RESEARCH; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SURFACES;

CORROSION INHIBITORS;

EID: 84860159985     PISSN: 03346005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CORRREV.2011.023     Document Type: Article

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