2-Mercaptobenzimidazole as a copper corrosion inhibitor: Part II. Surface analysis using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Corrosion Science

Volumn 72, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-98

  Finšgar, Matjaž ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

A. Copper; B. XPS; C. Interfaces; C. Neutral inhibition

Indexed keywords

2-MERCAPTO-BENZIMIDAZOLE; ANGLE RESOLVED X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CORROSION INHIBITION; LAYER THICKNESS; NACL SOLUTION; NEUTRAL INHIBITIONS; SURFACE CHEMICAL STRUCTURES; XPS MEASUREMENTS;

COPPER CORROSION; CORROSION INHIBITORS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84877062069     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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