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Corresponding Author

Jing-lei LEI(JLLei@cqu.edu.cn)

Abstract

As a highly-sensitive and non-destructive in situ technique, spectroscopic ellipsometry has been widely applied in corrosion investigation to acquire the dynamic information of the “electrode-medium” interface during corrosion. This paper lays out some representative demonstrations in several established optical models used to interpret data obtained with spectroscopic ellipsometry in corrosion investigation. In addition, the latest trends in development of this technique are analyzed.

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Keywords

Spectroscopic ellipsometry, corrosion, interface, optical model

Publication Date

2013-10-28

Online Available Date

2013-08-23

Revised Date

2013-08-23

Received Date

2013-07-26

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