Basic Principles and Applications of SECM in Metal Corrosion

Authors

Fa-he CAO, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;Follow
Yan XIA, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
Wen-juan LIU, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
Lin-rong CHANG, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
Jian-qing ZHANG, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;State key Laboratory for Corrosion and Protection, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China;

Corresponding Author

Fa-he CAO(nelson_cao@zju.edu.cn)

Abstract

Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) is chemical microscopy with higher spatial resolution. After 24 years of development, SECM has been widely applied in mapping and kinetics study of heterogeneous electron transfer in localized processes at solid-liquid or liquid-liquid interfaces. The fundamentals and recent advances of SECM in corrosion applications are described, including SECM mapping and kinetics on localized corrosion of metal or coating. Research work of SECM in corrosion by our group is also introduced. Future applications of SECM in corrosion are highlighted.

Graphical Abstract

Keywords

scanning electrochemical microscopy, metal, corrosion

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.61558/2993-074X.2128

Publication Date

2013-10-28

Online Available Date

2013-04-01

Revised Date

2013-03-31

Received Date

2013-01-31

Recommended Citation

Fa-he CAO, Yan XIA, Wen-juan LIU, Lin-rong CHANG, Jian-qing ZHANG. Basic Principles and Applications of SECM in Metal Corrosion[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2013 , 19(5): 393-401.
DOI: 10.61558/2993-074X.2128
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol19/iss5/1

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