不同浓度比的硫酸根和氯离子溶液中钝化膜的半导体特性转变机制研究

800合金作为核电站蒸汽发生器的一种关键材料,服役环境下其表面钝化膜的特性一直是人们研究的热点.本文用Mott-Schottky方法研究了800合金在不同硫酸根离子和氯离子浓度比的溶液中钝化膜的半导体特性,并结合电化学阻抗谱(EIS)、扫描电镜(SEM)、扫描电化学显微镜(SECM)研究了钝化膜的耐蚀性和表面活性.Mott-Schottky结果表明,800合金表面钝化膜的半导体特性与溶液中硫酸根、氯离子的浓度比有关,随硫酸根与氯离子浓度比的降低,半导体特性发生转变.当硫酸根与氯离子的浓度比较高时,钝化膜为p型半导体;而当硫酸根与氯离子的浓度比较低时,钝化膜为n型半导体.EIS、SECM、SEM结果表明,随浓度比的降低钝化膜由过钝化溶解转为明显的点蚀特征,钝化膜表面活性增加.钝化膜特性的改变与其半导体类型的转变密切相关,而半导体特性的转变由氯离子、硫酸根离子在800合金钝化膜表面的竞争吸附所致,其在表面的竞争吸附直接影响钝化膜表面发生的化学反应,改变电极/溶液界面电势差,使钝化膜中的空位类型改变,最终决定半导体类型.     

690合金在300 ℃含硫模拟碱性水化学中的腐蚀行为

690 合金作为压水堆核电站蒸汽发生器传热管的一种关键材料, 其在碱性环境下还原态硫导致的钝化膜的腐蚀退化是引发应力腐蚀开裂的关键原因之一. 本文采用动电位极化曲线, 结合扫描电镜(SEM)、俄歇能谱(AES)、二次离子飞行时间质谱(ToF-SIMS)研究了690合金在300 ℃模拟碱性水化学中的腐蚀行为, 并分析了硫代硫酸根与硫酸根对钝化膜特性的影响. 实验结果表明: 300 ℃碱性溶液中690合金表面钝化膜为外层的多孔层与内层的紧密层组成的双层结构, 所加入的硫酸盐种类对690合金的耐蚀性有较大影响; 硫代硫酸根使690合金钝化电流密度增加, 过钝化电位降低, 即钝化膜的耐蚀性降低; 此外, 硫代硫酸根使钝化膜中的Cr含量降低而Ni 含量提高, 硫代硫酸根会在合金表面电化学还原成为更低价态的硫进入钝化膜, 使钝化膜中的硫化物增多也是导致钝化膜防护性能变差的原因; 而硫酸根与钝化膜的作用较弱, 对钝化膜的影响较小.     

离子液体中Fe电极界面结构的SERS光谱研究

采用高灵敏度的表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术, 结合不同长度的探针分子, 通过电化学调控研究了Fe电极在离子液体中的表面增强因子、零电荷电位、界面吸附及界面双电层结构. 利用壳层隔绝纳米粒子增强拉曼光谱(SHINERS)技术提高表面吸附物种的拉曼信号, 降低高浓度本体的信号干扰, 研究了1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐([BMIm]BF₄)离子液体本身在Au@SiO₂修饰的Fe电极表面的吸附行为. 结果表明,[BMIm]BF₄在Au@SiO₂修饰的Fe电极表面的吸附行为随电位变化而变化. 在-1.3 V以正区间, 咪唑阳离子以垂直吸附为主, 随电位负移逐渐倾斜甚至平躺吸附于电极表面; 当电位负至-2.3 V, 咪唑阳离子还原成卡宾. 再分别以不同分子长度的硫氰根(SCN^-)和4-氰基吡啶(4-CNPy)为探针分子, 发现SCN^-在[BMIm]BF₄中以N端吸附在纯Fe电极上, 三键频率随电位变化的速率, 即Stark系数为17 cm^-1/V; 4-CNPy以吡啶环上的N垂直吸附于Fe电极上, 频率保持不变, 即Stark系数接近零. 以上结果表明, 在离子液体中电极界面双电层与水体系的差别较大, 电位主要分布在电极紧密层中, 几乎无分散层存在. 此外, 还计算了[BMIm]BF₄中Fe电极的增强因子约为1.5×10².     

硫酸根离子对铁在弱碱性溶液中阳极溶解和钝化行为的影响

采用浸泡实验, 电化学测试和表面分析技术研究了硫酸根离子浓度对铁在稀碳酸氢钠溶液中开路状态和阳极极化行为的影响. 在无硫酸根离子及含有少量硫酸根离子的碳酸氢钠溶液中, 铁的开路电位约为(-0.225±0.005) V, 并呈现钝化状态, 其电化学阻抗很大, 腐蚀速率较低. 在含有较高浓度硫酸根离子的碳酸氢钠溶液中, 铁的开路电位为(-0.790±0.010) V并呈现活性溶解状态, 其电化学阻抗较小, 腐蚀速率较高, 同时阳极极化曲线上能观察到活化-钝化转变现象. 由于铁在含有较高浓度硫酸根离子的碳酸氢钠溶液中处于活化状态, 阳极极化曲线上存在数个电流峰. 足够高的硫酸根离子浓度会导致铁表面预先形成或转变而成的氧化膜失效. 相比于自然曝氧状态, 在除氧条件下较低的硫酸根离子浓度即可引起铁在碳酸氢钠溶液中由钝态向活性溶解态的转变.     

聚电解质多层有序膜电极的生成及其电化学特性

研究了在金电极表面硫醇自组装膜上聚电解质多层有序膜的形成过程及其电化学特性。用紫外光谱和电化学方法对多层有序膜进行了表征。结果表明，有序膜影响着离子在膜中的穿透性，离子型电活性物质如铁氰根离子和亚甲蓝等可嵌入有序膜中，研究了多层有序膜电极的电化学特性及膜中铁氰根离子的电化学行为。     

不锈钢钝化膜耐蚀性与半导体特性的关联研究

通过极化曲线、交流阻抗谱和钝化膜半导体特性等电化学测量，研究了经电化学阳极氧化处理的不锈钢钝化膜在0.5 mol•L^-1 NaCl溶液中耐蚀性能与其半导体特性的关系，进一步探索电化学改性处理不锈钢钝化膜的耐蚀机理. 结果表明，不锈钢钝化膜在负于平带电位范围表现为p型半导体，在高于平带电位范围表现为n型半导体，这主要与组成钝化膜的Fe和Cr氧化物半导体性质有关. 与自然条件下形成的不锈钢钝化膜比较，发现经过电化学阳极氧化后不锈钢钝化膜具有较低的施主与受主浓度，平带电位负移，说明阴离子在钝化膜表面发生吸附. 低的施主与受主浓度及钝化膜表面负电荷的增强，可有效排斥侵蚀性Cl^－在钝化膜表面的特性吸附，有利于提高不锈钢的耐局部腐蚀性能.     

3-氨基-1,2,4-三氮唑自组装膜对黄铜的缓蚀作用

3-氨基-1,2,4-三氮唑(ATA)是一种环境友好型金属处理剂, 以其在黄铜表面制备了自组装单分子膜(SAMs), 用电化学方法研究ATA SAMs对黄铜的缓蚀作用及其吸附行为. 结果表明, ATA分子易在黄铜表面形成稳定的ATA SAMs, SAMs抑制了黄铜的阳极氧化过程, 改变了电极表面的双电层结构, 固/液界面双电层电容明显降低, 有良好的缓蚀效果. 研究结果还表明, ATA的吸附行为符合Langmuir吸附等温式, 吸附机理是典型的化学吸附.     

氢原子在Pt及Pt系双金属催化表面吸附的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(dFT)考察了Pt(100)、(110)、(111)三种表面氢原子的吸附行为, 计算了覆盖度为0.25 ML时氢原子在Pt 三种表面和M-Pt(111)双金属(M=Al, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Pd)上的最稳定吸附位、表面能以及吸附前后金属表面原子层间弛豫情况. 分析了氢原子在不同双金属表面吸附前后的局域态密度变化以及双金属表面d 带中心偏离费米能级的程度并与氢吸附能进行了关联. 计算结果表明, 在Pt(100), Pt(110)和Pt(111)表面, 氢原子的稳定吸附位分别为桥位、短桥位和fcc 穴位. 三种表面中以Pt(111)的表面能最低, 结构最稳定. 氢原子在不同M-Pt(111)双金属表面上的最稳定吸附位均为fcc 穴位, 其中在Ni-Pt 双金属表面的吸附能最低, Co-Pt 次之. 表明氢原子在Ni-Pt 和Co-Pt 双金属表面的吸附最稳定. 通过对氢原子在M-Pt(111)双金属表面吸附前后的局域态密度变化的分析, 验证了氢原子吸附能计算结果的准确性. 掺杂金属Ni、Co、Fe 的3d-Pt(111)双金属表面在吸附氢原子后发生弛豫, 第一层和第二层金属原子均不同程度地向外膨胀. 此外, 3d金属的掺入使得其对应的M-Pt(111)双金属表面d带中心与Pt 相比更靠近费米能级, 吸附氢原子能力增强, 表明3d-Pt系双金属表面有可能比Pt具有更好的脱氢活性.     

Sb在Au单晶电极上结构敏感吸附行为的比较

本文研究比较Sb(III)在Au(111)和Au(100)电极上的不可逆吸附与还原和Sb的欠电位沉积行为及其相互影响.现场扫描隧道显微镜和循环伏安法测试结果表明,基底表面结构不仅影响阴离子的吸附行为和Sb的吸附结构,而且还影响其自身结构的稳定性.在Au(111)表面,致密无序膜的SbO+不可逆吸附层还原后基本保持原有的无序结构;而在Au(100)表面,由于SO42-的共吸附,不可逆吸附物种还原后形成(2×2)有序结构.在Au(111)表面上,Sb的欠电位沉积伴随显著的合金化,且因表面有序结构的破坏而形成沟道状二维结构;但对Au(100)表面,由于其晶格和尺寸与稳定的AuSb2合金之(100)面有较好的匹配性,使Au与Sb得以形成有序的表面化合物,从而避免了欠电位沉积过程中的表面合金化问题,进一步体现基底结构的敏感性和重要性.     

Fe(Ⅱ)催化水铁矿晶相转变过程中Pb的吸附与固定

厌氧状态下,游离态Fe(Ⅱ)(Fe(Ⅱ)aq)催化氧化铁晶相重组是重要的铁循环化学过程,其本质是Fe(Ⅱ)aq与结构态Fe(ⅡI)间的Fe原子交换,这一过程对稻田土壤和沉积物中重金属的环境行为产生重要影响,其影响机制有待于深入研究.本研究结果显示,Fe(Ⅱ)aq催化水铁矿晶相转变过程中,重金属离子Pb(Ⅱ)通过与Fe(Ⅱ)的竞争性吸附,降低了水铁矿表面吸附态Fe(Ⅱ)浓度,抑制了Fe(Ⅱ)aq与水铁矿中结构态Fe(ⅡI)之间的Fe原子交换,最终降低水铁矿晶相转变速率并改变水铁矿晶相转变途径.无Pb(Ⅱ)时,水铁矿最终转变为针铁矿和磁铁矿;Pb(Ⅱ)影响下,转变产物主要为纤铁矿,部分为针铁矿和磁铁矿.在水铁矿晶相转变过程中,部分吸附到氧化铁表面的Pb(Ⅱ)通过晶体包裹或Fe结构位取代,被形成的氧化铁结构化固定,从而降低了重金属Pb(Ⅱ)的活性.     

Adsorption of trimethyl phosphate on maghemite, hematite, and goethite nanoparticles

Adsorption of trimethyl phosphate (TMP) on well-characterized hematite, maghemite and goethite nanoparticles was studied by in situ DRIFT spectroscopy as a model system for adsorption of organophosphorous (OP) compounds on iron minerals. The iron minerals were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), specific surface area, and pore size distribution. The minerals were found to consist of stoichimetrically and morphologically well-defined maghemite, hematite, and goethite nanoparticles. Analysis of in situ diffuse reflectance Fourier transform (DRIFT) spectroscopy shows that TMP bonds mainly to Lewis acid Fe sites through the O phosphoryl atom (-P═O-Fe) on hematite and maghemite. On goethite most TMP molecules bond to Br?nstedt acid surface OH groups and form hydrogen bonded surface complexes. The vibrational mode analysis and uptake kinetics suggest two main reasons for the observed trend of reactivity toward TMP (hematite > maghemite > goethite): (i) larger number of accessible Lewis acid adsorption sites on hematite; (ii) stronger interaction between the Lewis acid Fe sites and the phosphoryl O atom on TMP for hematite and maghemite compared to goethite with concomitant formation of surface coordinated TMP and dimethyl phosphate intermediates. As a result, on the oxides a surface oxidation pathway dominates during the initial adsorption, which results in the formation of surface methoxy and formate. In contrast, on goethite a slower hydrolysis pathway is identified, which eventually yields phosphoric acid. The observed trends of the reactivity and analysis of the corresponding surface structure and particle morphology suggest an intimate relation between the surface chemistry of exposed crystal facets on the iron minerals. These results are important to understand OP surface chemistry on iron minerals.     

Voltammetric and drift spectroscopy investigation in dithiophosphinate-chalcopyrite system

The mechanism of dithiophosphinate (DTPI) adsorption on chalcopyrite was investigated by diffuse reflectance Fourier transformation (DRIFT) spectroscopy and by cyclic voltammetry (CV) at various pHs. CV experiments showed that the redox reactions occurred at a certain degree of irreversibility on the chalcopyrite surface in the absence of a collector due to preferential dissolution of iron ions in slightly acid solution and irreversible surface coverage by iron oxyhydroxides in neutral and alkaline solutions. In the presence of DTPI, CV experiments failed to identify the type of the adsorbed DTPI species and electrochemical processes occurring on chalcopyrite due to formation of an electrochemically passive surface layer preventing electron transfer. However, DRIFT spectroscopy tests showed this passive layer to be mainly CuDTPI + (DTPI)2. Both CV and DRIFT spectroscopy established that the activity of collector species decreased with increasing pH due to formation of stable hydrophilic metal oxyhydroxides on the chalcopyrite surface.     

ATR-IR spectroscopic study of antimonate adsorption to iron oxide

Antimonate ions adsorb to iron oxides in mining contexts, but the nature of the adsorbed antimonate species has not frequently been investigated. In this study, ATR-IR spectroscopy was used to reveal that the adsorption of Sb(OH)6- ion from aqueous solutions onto an amorphous iron oxide particle film is accompanied by changes in the Sb(OH)6- spectrum and the loss of OH stretching absorptions from iron oxide surface hydroxyl groups. These spectral changes upon adsorption imply an inner-sphere surface interaction with the formation of Sb-O-Fe bonds as well as some outer-sphere adsorption. The corresponding results from solutions of antimonate in D2O confirm that chemisorption occurs. The dependence of antimonate adsorption on pH in the range from 8 to 3 follows that expected for anions on iron oxide considering its pH-dependent surface charge, with the greatest amount of adsorbed antimonate at pH 3. The study of adsorption/desorption kinetics showed a more rapid desorption of adsorbed antimonate under alkaline conditions. This trend is expected from the pH dependence of the antimonate charge and iron oxide surface charge, but it might be partly due to the fact that high pH favors hydrolysis of antimonate oligomers formed on the iron oxide surface from adsorption under acidic conditions.     

Iron adsorption on SiO2/Si(111)

The adsorption of ferric and ferrous iron onto the native oxide of the SiO₂/Si(111) surface has been evaluated using X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Through a series of immersion experiments, performed at room temperature and pH 1, it has been shown that the ferric species is strongly adsorbed onto the hydrophilic surface, while ferrous iron remains in solution. Dehydroxylation of the silica surface by etching with hydrofluoric acid reduces the concentration of receptive Si‐OH groups, thereby limiting iron adsorption. The experiments were reproduced in a combined ultrahigh vacuum‐electrochemical system (UHV‐EC), which allowed a carbon‐free surface to be prepared before contacting the iron solutions, and confirmed the strong affinity of ferric iron towards the SiO₂/Si(111) surface. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Surface-enhanced vibrational spectroscopy of B vitamins: what is the effect of SERS-active metals used?

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy and surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy are analytical tools suitable for the detection of small amounts of various analytes adsorbed on metal surfaces. During recent years, these two spectroscopic methods have become increasingly important in the investigation of adsorption of biomolecules and pharmaceuticals on nanostructured metal surfaces. In this work, the adsorption of B-group vitamins pyridoxine, nicotinic acid, folic acid and riboflavin at electrochemically prepared gold and silver substrates was investigated using Fourier transform SERS spectroscopy at an excitation wavelength of 1,064 nm. Gold and silver substrates were prepared by cathodic reduction on massive platinum targets. In the case of gold substrates, oxidation–reduction cycles were applied to increase the enhancement factor of the gold surface. The SERS spectra of riboflavin, nicotinic acid, folic acid and pyridoxine adsorbed on silver substrates differ significantly from SERS spectra of these B-group vitamins adsorbed on gold substrates. The analysis of near-infrared-excited SERS spectra reveals that each of B-group vitamin investigated interacts with the gold surface via a different mechanism of adsorption to that with the silver surface. In the case of riboflavin adsorbed on silver substrate, the interpretation of surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectra was also helpful in investigation of the adsorption mechanism.     

Dynamics of analyte binding onto a metallophthalocyanine: NO/FePc

The gas-surface reaction dynamics of NO impinging on an iron(II) phthalocyanine (FePc) monolayer were investigated using King and Wells sticking measurements. The initial sticking probability was measured as a function of both incident molecular beam energy (0.09-0.4 eV) and surface temperature (100-300 K). NO adsorption onto FePc saturates at 3% of a monolayer for all incident beam energies and surface temperatures, suggesting that the final chemisorption site is confined to the Fe metal centers. At low surface temperature and low incident beam energy, the initial sticking probability is 40% and decreases linearly with increasing beam energy and surface temperature. The results are consistent with the NO molecule sticking onto the FePc molecules via physisorption to the aromatics followed by diffusion to the Fe metal center, or precursor-mediated chemisorption. The adsorption mechanism of NO onto FePc was confirmed by control studies of NO sticking onto metal-free H2Pc, inert Au111, and reactive Al111.     

Synthesis, characterization and protein adsorption behaviors of PLGA/PEG di-block co-polymer blend films

A series of poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)/poly(ethyleneglycol) (PEG) di-block copolymers were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of D,L-lactide and glycolide with different molecular weights of monomethoxy polyethyleneglycol (mPEG) 750, 2000 and 5000 as an initiator. The bulk properties of these co-polymers were characterized by using 1H NMR spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) results, in which the blend films with the di-block copolymers showed increasing surface oxygen atomic percentage with increasing PEG chain length, indicate that PEG chain segment in the di-block copolymers is surface oriented and enriched onto the surface of the blend films. The extent of protein adsorption onto the surface of these blend films was studied, using iodine radio-labeled human serum albumin, gamma globulin and human growth hormone. The protein adsorption amount was reduced for the blend films prepared with PLGA/PEG 750 and 2000 di-block copolymers, but increased to a great extent for PLGA/PEG 5000 di-block copolymer. This is due to the increased water uptake capacity of the blend film, which absorbed more protein molecules into a swollen polymer matrix in addition to surface adsorption.     

Interactions of NO with iron deposited on alumina

The interaction of nitric oxide with single-crystal surfaces of alumina at temperatures of 298, 473, and 673 K, which had been covered by various amounts of iron, was studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The iron was deposited onto Al₂O₃ in the Fe⁰ state. At low coverages, iron was partially oxidized due to its interaction with Al₂O₃. Scanning auger mapping analysis showed that the iron was randomly distributed on the Al₂O₃ surface. The amount of adsorbed NO increased with increasing iron coverage. However, at very high iron coverages, there was a decrease in adsorption. This indicated that the aluminum ions may have activated the NO adsorption on the iron atoms. For increasing temperature there was also an increase in adsorption for high iron coverages, but the adsorption decreased with increasing temperature for low iron coverages. Sticking probability calculations indicated that the adsorption was mobile and dissociative. Binding energy of the nitrogen peaks indicated that NO was adsorbed onto the Fe/Al₂O₃ surface as a nitride.     

Evolution of an iron passive film in a borate buffer solution (pH 8.4)

The evolution under open-circuit conditions of iron passive films formed at 0.8 V_SCE in a borate buffer solution at pH 8.4 was investigated with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry. The composition of the freshly formed passive film as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was found to be in agreement with a bilayer model, where the inner layer is composed mainly of iron oxide and the outer layer consists of a hydrated material. Results of XPS measurements also showed that the open-circuit breakdown of passive films was consistent with a reductive dissolution mechanism. When the iron electrode reached an intermediate stage in the open-circuit potential decay (approximately −0.3 V_SCE), the oxide film, containing both Fe(II) and Fe(III), was still protective. The impedance response in this stage exhibited a mixed control by charge transfer at the metal/film and film/solution interfaces and diffusion of point defects through the film. At the final stage of the open-circuit potential decay (approximately −0.7 V_SCE), the oxide film was very thin, and the ratio of Fe³⁺/Fe²⁺ and O²⁻/OH⁻ had decreased significantly. The impedance response also exhibited a mixed charge-transfer–diffusion control, but the diffusion process was related to transport of species in the electrolyte solution resulting from dissolution of the oxide film.