Hydration layer structure modulates superlubrication by trivalent La3+ electrolytes

T Han, W Cao, Z Xu, V Adibnia, M Olgiati, M Valtiner… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Water-based lubricants provide lubrication of rubbing surfaces in many technical, biological,
and physiological applications. The structure of hydrated ion layers adsorbed on solid …

Reflective microscopy for mechanistic insights in corrosion research

V Shkirskiy, F Kanoufi - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Reflective microscopy (RM) is a robust, label free optical imaging technique that allows fast
operando measurements of structural changes on metal interfaces at nanoscale in a wide …

Surface characterization techniques: a systematic review of their principles, applications, and perspectives in corrosion studies

EO Fanijo, JG Thomas, Y Zhu, W Cai… - Journal of The …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The nanoscale quantification of the electrochemical behavior in metals is critical to
understanding the microstructure-corrosion relationship and subsequently controlling it. In …

Unsupervised analysis of optical imaging data for the discovery of reactivity patterns in metal alloy

R Li, A Makogon, T Galochkina, JF Lemineur… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Operando wide‐field optical microscopy imaging yields a wealth of information about the
reactivity of metal interfaces, yet the data are often unstructured and challenging to process …

[HTML][HTML] Distinctive localized corrosion behavior of β-Mg2Si and α-Al (Fe, Mn) Si phases in a 6082 alloy

YH Gao, XX Zhang, Y Lv, P Xu, YF Zhao… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract 6xxx series (Al–Mg–Si) alloys are generally known to be greatly susceptible to
localized corrosion, which is closely related to the presence of coarse intermetallic …

Operando Surface Optical Reflectance Microscopy Study of Corrosion Film Growth on a Ni–Cr–Mo Alloy During Anodic Polarization

A Larsson, M Vorobyova, S Pfaff… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The solid–liquid interface, where corrosion reactions occur, is notoriously difficult to study in
operando conditions. Few experimental techniques can provide surface sensitivity and …

Inhibition of the localised corrosion of AA2024 in chloride solution by 2-mercaptobenzimidazole and octylphosphonic acid

DK Kozlica, J Izquierdo, RM Souto… - npj Materials …, 2023 - nature.com
The scanning vibrating electrode technique was employed to monitor the in situ localised
electrochemical activity on aluminium alloy 2024-T3 at the free corrosion potential in …

Corrosion mitigation of metals and alloys via superhydrophobic coatings with plasma surface and heat treatment processes

B Subeshan, R Asmatulu - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Many industries utilize metals and alloys because of their exceptional properties, including
high strength, conductivity, load-bearing capability, ductility, creep, and fatigue resistance …

The Relation Between the Microstructure of Aluminum Alloy 7075-T6 and the Type of Cerium Salt in the Formation of the Cerium Conversion Layer

I Milošev, B Kapun, P Rodič - Journal of the Electrochemical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The deposition of the cerium conversion layer on aluminum alloy 7075-T6 proceeds by a
simple procedure of immersion, but it is affected by several factors which govern its …

An integral non-intrusive electrochemical and in-situ optical technique for the study of the effectiveness of corrosion inhibition

AM Homborg, M Olgiati, PJ Denissen, SJ Garcia - Electrochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigates an integrated analysis of in-situ optical data and time-frequency
information from electrochemical potential noise (EPN) data to study the effectiveness and …