scholarly journals Electrochemical Properties of Niobium Coating for Biomedical Application

Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunyu Shi ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Jinzhong Zhang ◽  
Zonghan Xie

The preparation of the Nb coating was performed on the bare Ti–6Al–4V alloy using the double glow discharge plasma technique. It was characterized that the Nb coating exhibited a face centered cubic (fcc) crystal structure and a pronounced (200) preferred orientation. The SEM micrograph of the cross section for the coating displayed dense microstructure with a thickness of approximately 18 µm. The critical load (Lc) of the coating was determined to be about 83.5 N by the scratch tests. The electrochemical corrosion resistance of the coating was examined in Ringer’s solution at 37 °C by a series of electrochemical techniques, including open-circuit potential (OCP), potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and a Mott–Schottky analysis. As the result of the potentiodynamic polarization, the Nb coating possessed a more positive corrosion potential and lower corrosion current density than the Ti–6Al–4V substrate. EIS fitting date showed that the Nb coating always possessed a higher value of impedance and lower effective capacitance than those of the substrate during the five days of immersion testing. The main component of the passive film developed on the Nb coating was Nb2O5, confirmed by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis. A Mott–Schottky analysis demonstrated typical n-type semiconductor characteristics of the Nb coating, and both the donor density and flat band potential of the coating were lower than those of the substrate at all the given formation potential. These investigations demonstrate that the Nb coating can significantly improve the corrosion protection of uncoated Ti–6Al–4V and is thus a promising coating for the surface protection of bioimplants.

2016 ◽  
Vol 835 ◽  
pp. 115-120
Author(s):  
Francis Mulimbayan ◽  
Manolo G. Mena

All materials which are intended to have in contact with food and other commodities produced or processed for human consumption are called food contact materials (FCM’s). Stainless steel (SS) – a widely known metallic FCM is used mainly in processing equipment, containers and household utensils. It is known for having numerous industrial and domestic applications worldwide due to its special characteristics of having notable corrosion resistance. However, this corrosion resistance is not all-encompassing since SS may still undergo degradation when subjected to a specific corrosion-inducing environment. SS may be classified according to its microstructure. If the atoms which make up the SS can be viewed as having a face-centered cubic structure, then the alloy is said to be austenitic. This SS grades include the conventional 300-series and the newly-developed 200-series. The former has superior corrosion resistance while the latter is far cheaper. In this study, the corrosion behavior of AISI 202 SS in two different levels of dissolved oxygen (O2) and three acid concentrations was investigated using electrochemical techniques, namely, open-circuit potential (OCP) measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). As the concentration of citric acid is increased, the measured OCP values of the alloy decreased and the polarization resistance (Rp) decreased, indicating decrease in alloy stability and decline in the corrosion resistance, respectively. With regards to effects of dissolved O2, results revealed that increasing the level of dissolved O2 has consequently increased the polarization resistance and shifted the OCP to more positive values. All the generated Nyquist plots exhibited a depressed capacitive loops indicating that corrosion in the designated solution occurred with charge transfer as the rate-determining step.


2007 ◽  
Vol 546-549 ◽  
pp. 571-574
Author(s):  
Xing Wu Guo ◽  
Jian Wei Chang ◽  
Shang Ming He ◽  
Peng Huai Fu ◽  
Wen Jiang Ding

The corrosion behavior of GW63 (Mg-6wt.%Gd-3wt.%Y-0.4wt.%Zr) alloys in 5% NaCl aqueous solution has been investigated by PARSTAT 2273 instrument. The Open Circuit Potential (ECORR) vs. time curve, cyclic polarization (Pitting Scans) curve and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) was measured for the GW63 alloys in as-cast and T6 heat treatment conditions. The EIS results indicated that the tendency of impedance variation for as-cast condition was monotonic decreasing, however, the tendency of variation for T6 condition was not completely monotonic but the total tendency was decreasing. The values of impedance of GW63 alloy at 0.1 Hz are about 103 ohm-cm2 for as-cast and T6 condition.


2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Rashid ◽  
Umesh S. Waware ◽  
Afidah A. Rahim ◽  
A.M.S. Hamouda

Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare the inhibitive effect of polyaniline (PAni) and N-cetyl-N,N,N trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)-stabilized PAni in a hydrochloric acid (HCl) medium. Design/methodology/approach PAni has been deposited potentiodynamically on mild steel in the presence of CTAB as a stabilizing agent to achieve high corrosion inhibition performance by the polymer deposition. The corrosion inhibition studies of CTAB-stabilized PAni inhibitor in 0.1 M HCl acidic solution was carried out by electrochemical methods, namely, open-circuit potential, potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy technique. Findings The results of electrochemical studies have shown that the CTAB-stabilized PAni inhibitor has higher corrosion efficiency than PAni on mild steel in 0.1 M HCl solution. The maximum per cent efficiency evaluated using the potentiodynamic polarization method is approximately 91.9. Originality/value CTAB-stabilized PAni has never been studied as a corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in an acidic medium. The investigations demonstrate relatively the better corrosion inhibition efficiency and high dispersion of the polymer in the acidic medium.


2016 ◽  
Vol 835 ◽  
pp. 131-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Mulimbayan ◽  
Manolo G. Mena

Stainless steel (SS) is one of the most commonly used metallic food contact materials. It may be classified based on its microstructure whether ferritic, austenitic, martensitic, duplex or precipitation hardened. Austenitic SS, among mentioned grades, has the largest contribution to market due to its numerous industrial and domestic applications. In this study, the corrosion behavior of AISI 202 SS – a cheaper grade of stainless steel, in three different solution temperatures of citric acid was investigated using different electrochemical techniques such as open-circuit potential (OCP) measurements, potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results were compared to that obtained from conventional AISI 304 SS. OCP, polarization and impedance measurements agreed that AISI 202 SS has comparable resistance to that of AISI 304 SS in citric acid at ambient temperature and at 50 °C. At 70 °C, results of OCP measurements suggest that AISI 304 SS exhibited greater performance as indicated by more positive OCP values in the designated solution. EIS results indicate that the two alloys have identical corrosion resistance even at 70 °C as indicated by their comparable polarization resistance (Rp). The corrosion mechanism in both alloys is charge-transfer controlled as indicated by depressed semi-circular appearance of the generated Nyquist plots. The values of corrosion current densities (icorr) extracted from polarization curves indicate that the initial corrosion rates were higher in AISI 304 than AISI 202 SS suggesting that formation of more protective film may have occurred on the former alloy.


2011 ◽  
Vol 66-68 ◽  
pp. 540-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Y. Musa ◽  
Abdul Amir H. Kadhum ◽  
Abu Bakar Mohamad ◽  
Mohd Sobri Takriff

The organic material named 4-amino-5-phenyl-4H-1, 2, 4-trizole-3-thiol (APTT) was studied as inhibitor for mild steel corrosion in 1.0 M HCl at 30 °C. The effects of turbulent flow on the inhibition process were characterized using open circuit potential (OCP), potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Turbulent flow condition experiments were simulated by Rotating Cylinder Electrode (RCE). Results obtained from changes of open circuit potential (OCP) with immersion time, potentiodynamic polarization, and impedance measurements all are in good agreement and indicated that the formation and the development of the inhibitor film were flow rate dependence. The scanning electron micrograph confirmed film structure is dependence of flow condition.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
So-Ra Lee ◽  
Da-Seul Kim ◽  
Seong-Ho Choi

Five types of conjugated phenylene polymer-modified photoanodes for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) were prepared by immobilization of CdSe QDs after electrochemical polymerization of functionalized phenyldiazonium salts onto ITO glass electrodes. The successful preparation of the conjugated phenylene polymer-modified photoanodes for QDSSCs was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), FT-IR spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, contact angles, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The open-circuit voltage and fill factor in QDSSCs with the conjugated phenylene polymer with -COOH photoanodes were achieved at 0.52 V and 76.8%, respectively, and the energy conversion efficiency was improved to 2.73% using the conjugated phenylene polymer with -COOH photoanodes.


Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangyu Lu ◽  
Sichen Sun ◽  
Qiqi Fan ◽  
Xiangjun Pei ◽  
Yuchao Dun ◽  
...  

Mg-rich primer (MRP) containing aluminum tri-polyphosphate functions via a galvanic mechanism to protect AZ91D alloy from corrosion in the 3 wt % NaCl solution. However, its protective performance can be strongly affected by the testing environment. Therefore, it is important to investigate the performance of the primer on magnesium alloys in an acid rain environment. In the present study, the protective performance of MRP with or without aluminum tri-polyphosphate was investigated via open circuit potential (OCP), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) in the simulated acid rain. Compared to the primer without aluminum tri-polyphosphate, the MRP containing aluminum tri-polyphosphate pigments exhibited better protective performance in the simulated acid rain condition. In the initial stage, the acidic condition prompted the aluminum tri-polyphosphate pigments to release phosphates and H+ to form magnesium phosphates on Mg particles, retarding their consumption rate. The Mg-rich primer with aluminum tri-polyphosphate can provide cathodic protection to AZ91D alloy for about 49 days in the simulated acid rain solution. Simultaneously, the corrosion products of Mg particles, magnesium oxides and phosphates, precipitated on the Mg particles and improved the stability of the primer. In addition, a protective film, consisting of magnesium oxides and phosphates, formed on the AZ91D substrate. Consequently, all these factors contributed to the long cathodic protection and improved corrosion resistance of MRP containing aluminum tri-polyphosphate in the simulated acid rain.


Author(s):  
Likun Hu ◽  
Sicheng Yuan ◽  
Panping Xie ◽  
Dengfeng Xu ◽  
Zhi Peng ◽  
...  

Background: Lithium tantalate (LiTaO3) thin film was synthesized and in situ coated on tantalum substrate via anodic oxidation. Methods: The effects of temperature, voltage and time on composition, morphology and hardness of film were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Vickers hardness, respectively. Results: Our results showed that surface hardness of all coated samples has been increased compared with that of pure tantalum. The value of hardness was found to gradually increase with temperature, voltage and reaction time of the coating process. Selected specimens, after coating, were immersed into 10 wt% NaOH solution at 50oC for 96h to explore their anti-corrosion performance. Immersing results indicated that LiTaO3 coated samples have a smaller mass loss and corrosion rate compared to those of pure Ta substrate. Pure tantalum sample and those coated by LiTaO3 thin film were further examined by electrochemical methods including open-circuit potential (OCP), potentiodynamic polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS). Conclusion: We have found that samples coated with LiTaO3 thin film exhibit higher potentials and lower corrosion current densities than those of pure tantalum substrate, according to the results and analysis of OCP curves and potentiodynamic polarization curves. Upon anodic oxidation, samples display higher polarization resistance with higher resistance to corrosion.


2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (11) ◽  
pp. 2964-2968
Author(s):  
Ioana Alina Ciobotaru ◽  
Oana Claudia Ciobotea Barbu ◽  
Florin Mihai Benga ◽  
Danut Ionel Vaireanu

This paper discusses the improvements achieved in the anticorrosive properties of some silane films by pretreating the metallic substrate prior to films deposition and by reinforcement with some reinforcement agents. One has compared the behaviour of silane films, deposited on aluminium substrate, and the reinforced silane films deposited on anodised aluminium substrate. The use of scanning electron microscopy highlighted the modifications of substrate surface characteristics prior and after the anodisation process, while electrochemical techniques such as open circuit potential, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and potentiodynamic polarization were employed in order to characterize the deposited films from the corrosion behaviour point of view.


CORROSION ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-431
Author(s):  
J.L. Gama-Ferrer ◽  
J.G. Gonzalez-Rodriguez ◽  
I. Rosales ◽  
J. Uruchurtu

A study of the effect of Sn (1, 2, 3.5, 4.5, and 5 wt%) and Bi (0.5, 1.5, 3, and 4%) on the corrosion behavior of Al in ethylene glycol (C2H6O2)-40% water mixtures at 20, 40, and 60°C has been carried out using electrochemical techniques. Techniques include potentiodynamic polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and electrochemical noise (EN) measurements. The three techniques have shown that additions of either Sn or Bi contents increased the corrosion rate of pure Al in all cases, and that generally speaking, the corrosion rate increased by increasing the temperature except for the alloy containing 1% Sn + 4% Bi, which showed the lowest corrosion rate at 60°C. This was because of a galvanic effect from the presence of Sn and/or Bi particles on the surface alloy, which acted as local cathodes, leading to an acceleration of corrosion. Nyquist diagrams showed two semicircles at 20°C and only one at 40°C or 60°C for all the alloys, showing two different corrosion-controlling mechanisms. EN measurements showed evidence of a mixture of both localized and uniform types of corrosion for all Al-based alloys.


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