Modelling the formation and growth of anodic passive films on metals in concentrated acid solutions

Two model approaches to the formation of passive films as adsorbed layers during the active anodic dissolution of a metal in acid and their subsequent growth are presented. The first depicts passivation as proceeding in parallel to active dissolution. Adsorption of water on active surface sites leads to passivation, whereas adsorption of acid leads to active dissolution of the metal. The model is consistent with the impedance response during passivation of Fe and an Fe-20%Mo alloy in concentrated H₃PO₄. The second model is an updated version of the so-called surface charge approach to the mechanism of conduction of anodic passive films. It is based on the assumptions that oxygen vacancies are the main ionic charge carriers and the field strength in the barrier layer is constant. A negative surface charge built up at the film/solution interface via accumulation of metal vacancies accelerates oxygen vacancy transport, thus explaining the pseudoinductive behaviour of the metal/film/electrolyte system under small amplitude a.c. perturbation. The model describes the growth of thin anodic films on Fe, Mo and an Fe-20%Mo alloy in concentrated H₃PO₄. Received: 24 January 1997 / Accepted: 18 April 1997     

Growth mechanism of anodic oxide films on pure aluminium in aqueous acidic and alkaline solutions

The present work was conducted to explore the growth mechanism of anodic oxide films on pure aluminium in aqueous acidic and alkaline solutions by using a.c. impedance spectroscopy and a beam deflection technique. From the analyses of a.c impedance data, it was found that the reciprocal capacitance of anodic oxide film on pure aluminium increased linearly with increasing film formation potential in both acidic and alkaline solutions, indicating a linear increase in the film thickness with film formation potential. However, as the film formation potential increased, the resistance of anodic oxide film decreased in acidic solution, while it increased in alkaline solution. From the measurements of the deflection, the deflection was observed to move towards only a compressive direction with time in acidic solution, but it showed a transition in the direction of movement from compressive to tensile in alkaline solution. Based upon the above experimental results, it is suggested that the movement of oxygen vacancy through the oxide film contributes to the growth of anodic oxide film on pure aluminium in acidic solution, but the movement of both aluminium vacancy and oxygen vacancy accounts for that oxide film growth in alkaline solution. Received: 12 August 1997 / Accepted: 9 October 1997     

WO_3 Anodic Oxide Film——I.Electrochromism and Auto-bleaching mechanism

Electrochromic and auto-bleaching processes at the WO2 anodic film in 0. 5 mol/L H2SO4 solution were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, a. c. impedance technique and photocurrent spectrometry. The colouration mechanism consists of hydrogen adsorption on the WO2 surface and the transport of H atoms in the WO, lattice. The bleaching process involves at least two steps: transport of interstitial H atoms and hydrogen desorption on the W surface, resulting in interstitial H+ ions; then extration of the H+ ions driven by the external electric field. The auto-bleaching arises from the hydroxylation due to both partial interstitial H atoms and a little of water contained in the film.     

Simulation of anodic Pt oxide growth

A microscopic model of the growth of the thin anodic oxide film on Pt is presented. The slow step is migration of a Pt atom from the metal lattice to become a Pt(II) species. Pt(II) species can then rapidly diffuse across the surface. Sites of different types, e.g. terrace atoms or step atoms, have different reactivity, dependent on their number and type of bonds. Monte Carlo simulations are used to predict the kinetics and the surface reconstruction. The treatment of the structures of the oxide and metal is oversimplified by the assumption that they both have simple cubic unit cells with identical lattice parameters. The model predicts correctly the observed direct logarithmic growth law for potential step transients, without any change in behavior at full monolayer coverage. For cyclic voltammetry, it predicts an anodic peak on the first cycle, and plateau behavior for subsequent cycles. The reversible component is found, and interpreted in terms of a reversible reconstruction aided by the rapid surface diffusion. The height distributions predicted by this model agree with recent structural measurements, but the exact topography of the surface after multiple cycles is not reproduced.     

Electrochemical formation of anodic oxide films on Nb surfaces: ellipsometric and Raman spectroscopical studies

Electrochemical formation of anodic oxide films on niobium (Nb) surfaces in 1 M H₂SO₄ solutions was studied using ellipsometry and Raman spectroscopy. By in situ ellipsometric measurements, the coefficient of film thickness growth and the complex index of refraction of anodic oxide films in the voltage range between 0 and 100 V were determined. The Raman spectra reveal that the thin passive films are amorphous. In the beginning of crystallization, the anodic oxide films consist of mixtures of NbO₂ and Nb₂O₅, while NbO₂ is completely transformed to Nb₂O₅ for thicker and well-crystallized films.     

Effect of Sb on the properties of anodic Pb(Ⅱ) oxide film formed in alkaline solution

The composition and properties of the anodic films formed on Pb and Pb-3at.%Sb alloy at -0.10 V (vs. Hg/HgO) for 2.5 h in 0.1 mol.dm-3 NaOH solution (25℃) were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, open circuit decay curve, photocurrent technique, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that the anodic film formed oh Pb mainly consists of t-PbO, while that on Pb-3at.%Sb consists of o-PbO, t-PbO and a small amount of orthorhombic Sb2O3. The dominant component of the film anodically grown on Pb-3at.%Sb for less than 5 min is o-PbO, however, t-PbO is the major component of the anodic film formed for 1 h or longer. It is established that Sb suppresses the growth of t-PbO. The anodic film formed on Pb-3at.%Sb is less porous than that on Pb. The bandgap energies of t-PbO and o-PbO in the films were determined by photocurrent measurements to be 1.83-1.84 eV and 2.60 eV, respectively.     

Infrared and X-ray studies of hydrogen intercalation in different tungsten trioxides and tungsten trioxide hydrates

Hydrogen intercalation via spillover reaction in various tungsten trioxides leads to the formation of blue hydrogen bronzes. These reversible reactions induce changes in the W-O bond system while maintaining the W-O skeleton. The effect of the intercalation process on the host crystalline structure has been studied with respect to the ν(O-W-O) stretching vibration changes and lattice parameter variations by means of infrared and X-ray diffraction measurements. Among the main results, the intercalation process is shown to be strongly influenced by the structural type of the host compound as well as its amorphous versus crystalline nature. For instance, for the ReO₃ type oxides (monoclinic and cubic WO₃) and hexagonal WO₃, ν(O-W-O) shifts to higher frequency are assigned to a shortening effect of W-O bonds. A W-O bond system arrangement is also measured for the crystallized and amorphous hydrates WO₃ · H₂O, but no detectable changes could be found in the pyrochlore WO₃ and in the hydrate WO₃·1/3 H₂O. Received: 5 March 1997 / Accepted: 21 May 1997     

Resistance of the anodic PbO film formed in sulfuric acid solution

The resistance of the anodic PbO film fonned on lead at 0.9 V (vs. Hg/Hg2SO4) in 4.5 mol/dm3 H2SO4 was measured using alternating-current impedance method. The resistance of the anodic PbO film was found to be close to that of the interstitial liquid among the PbO particles in the film, suggesting that the interstitial liquid may serve as the major passage for ion transportation during the film growth.     

Synthesis of a spiroacetal moiety of antitumor antibiotic ossamycin by anodic oxidation

Synthesis of the spiroacetal moiety (C20-C33) of the antitumor antibiotic ossamycin, is reported. Anodic oxidation of the dithioacetal effected simultaneous removal of the protecting group and acetalization to afford the corresponding 6,6-spiroacetal structure in excellent yield.     

氧化铝纳米线的制备及其形成机理

采用二次铝阳极氧化技术, 制备高度有序的铝阳极氧化膜(AAO模板). 经X射线衍射(XRD)分析, 模板为无定形结构. 将模板放入腐蚀液中, 可获得大量无定形结构的氧化铝纳米线. 模板在800 ℃下退火4 h后, 变为γ-Al2O3结构, 采用类似腐蚀液溶解模板, 得到大量γ-Al₂O₃纳米线. 研究了腐蚀液种类、腐蚀时间和模板晶体结构等因素对生成氧化铝纳米线的影响, 并利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和XRD对纳米线的形貌与结构进行了表征. 结果表明, 在多种腐蚀液中, 均可获得氧化铝纳米线; 随着腐蚀时间的增加, 纳米线的长度增加, 直径变小, 长径比增大; 氧化铝纳米线的晶体结构与所采用模板的晶体结构一致. 此外, 还采用原子力显微镜(AFM)和SEM对AAO膜的表面形貌及其结构特点进行了详细的观测, 并以此为基础讨论了氧化铝纳米线的形成机理, 认为AAO模板本身存在的花状微结构是形成纳米线的内因, 花瓣间的凹陷部位首先被腐蚀断裂, 形成氧化铝纳米线.     

The electrochemical behavior and characterization of the anodic oxide film formed on titanium in NaOH solutions

Titanium dissolution and passivation were studied in NaOH aqueous solution using open-circuit potential, potentiodynamic and potentiostatic techniques. Potentiodynamic data showed that the active-passive transition involves active metal dissolution followed by formation of a poorly conducting passive oxide film that passivates the electrode. The critical current density varied with pH as d log<I> j</I><SUB>m</SUB>/d pH=-0.098 in the pH range 11.00–14.00, while the passivation potential is changed according to the following two features: at pH 10.55–13.00, d<I>E</I><SUB>m</SUB>/d pH=-0.06 V; and at pH 13.50–14.00, d<I>E</I><SUB>m</SUB>/d pH=-0.40 V. The apparent activation energy, E*, was calculated from the slope of the Arrhenius plot and was found to be 12.6 kJ mol^–1. Current-time transients showed that the growth of titanium oxide passive film is a diffusion-controlled process. XPS measurements indicated that the passive oxide film consists mainly of TiO₂ and a mixture of suboxides of Ti₂O₃ and TiO. Electronic Publication     

分光光度法测定钨矿中微量钨

提出了一种测定钨矿中微量钨的分光光度法。该法摩尔吸光系数ε为9.6× 1 0 4 L· mol-1· cm-1,相对标准偏差 <2 % ,加标回收率为 95%～ 1 0 4 %。WO3 含量在 0～ 30 μg/50 m L 范围内满足比尔定律     

Toward a quantitative description of the anodic oxide films on aluminum

A method to quantify the composition of anodic oxide films on aluminum using Infrared Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (IRSE) is proposed. It consists of obtaining the absorption coefficient of the film as a function of wavelength. Using values of the absorption coefficients for the pure components of the film, the percentages (mole or wt%) of each component in the sample can be calculated.The method is demonstrated in a study of the structure of the oxide film on electropolished aluminum and the anodically formed barrier layer film. Both surface oxides were found to be initially a form of amorphous Al₂O₃. While the barrier film is essentially free of water as prepared, the film on electropolished aluminum contained about 25 wt% water. Hydration of both types of films by immersion in boiling water results in the formation of pseudoboehmite (AlOOH). The technique may have more general applicability to the quantitative determination of the composition of corrosion films and other surface layers on metals.     

Synthesis and properties of ionic conduction polymer for anodic bonding

In this study,powders of polyethylene oxide(PEO) and lithium perchlorate(Li Cl O4) were used as the raw materials for producing the ionic conduction polymer PEO–Li Cl O4 with different complex-ratios and used for anodic bonding through high energy ball milling method,and meanwhile,X-ray diffraction,differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),ultraviolet absorption spectrum test analysis,and other relevant methods were adopted to research the complexation mechanism of PEO and Li Cl O4 and the impact of the ionic conduction polymer with different complex-ratios on the anodic bonding process under the action of the strong static electric field.The research results showed that the crystallization of PEO could be effectively obstructed with increased addition of Li Cl O4,thus increasing the content of PEO–Li Cl O4 in amorphous area and continuously improving the complexation degree and the room-temperature conductivity thereof,and that the higher room-temperature conductivity enabled PEO–Li Cl O4 to better bond with metallic aluminum and have better bonding quality.As the new encapsulating material,such research results will promote the application of new polymer functional materials in micro-electromechanical system(MEMS) components.     

Bismuth film electrode for anodic stripping voltammetric determination of tin

The bismuth film electrode (BiFE), in combination with anodic stripping voltammetry, offers convenient measurement of low concentrations of tin. The procedure involves simultaneous in situ formation of the bismuth film electrode on a glassy carbon substrate electrode, together with electrochemical deposition of tin, in a non-deaerated model solution containing bismuth ions, catechol as complexing agent and the metal analyte, followed by an anodic stripping scan. The BiFE is characterized by an attractive electroanalytical performance, with two distinct voltammetric stripping signals corresponding to tin, accompanied with low background contributions. Several experimental parameters were optimized, such as concentration of bismuth ions and catechol, deposition potential, deposition time and pH of the model solution. In addition, a critical comparison is given with bare glassy carbon and mercury film electrodes, revealing the superior characteristics of BiFE for measurement of tin. BiFE exhibited highly linear behavior in the examined concentration range from 1 to 100 μg L⁻¹ of tin (R² = 0.997), an LoD of 0.26 μg L⁻¹ tin, and good reproducibility with a calculated R.S.D. of 7.3% for 10 μg L⁻¹ tin (n = 10). As an example, the practical applicability of BiFE was tested with the measurement of tin in a real sample of seawater.     

Fabrication of three dimensional interconnected porous carbons from branched anodic aluminum oxide template

In this communication, the morphology of double branched anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates from linear down or step down function of anodizing voltage is discussed. The interconnected AAO film is obtained when the thin pore wall at the final branched channels is dissolved by chemical etching. The three-dimensional interconnected porous carbons are fabricated by carbonization of polyimide film which is negative replicated from the layered interconnected AAO template.     

Generation of WO3-ZrO2 catalysts from solid solutions of tungsten in zirconia

WO₃-ZrO₂ samples were obtained by precipitating zirconium oxynitrate in presence of WO₄ species in solution from ammonium metatungstate at pH=10.0. Samples were characterized by atomic absorption spectroscopy, thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and energy filtered-TEM. The ammonia retained in the dried sample produced a reductive atmosphere to generate W⁵⁺ ions coexisting with W⁶⁺ ions to produce a solid solution of tungsten in the zirconia lattice to stabilize the zirconia tetragonal phase when the sample was annealed at 560 °C. When the sample was annealed at 800 °C, the W atoms near crystallite surface were oxidized to W⁶⁺, producing patches of WO₃ on the zirconia crystallite. The HR-TEM analysis confirmed the existence of the solid solution when the sample was annealed at 560 °C, and two types of crystalline regions were identified: One with nearly spherical morphology, an average diameter of 8 nm and the atomic distribution of tetragonal zirconia. The second one had a non-spherical morphology with well-faceted faces and dimensions larger than 30 nm, and the atom distribution of tetragonal zirconia. When samples were annealed at 800 °C two different zirconia crystallites were formed: Those where only part of the dissolved tungsten atoms segregated to crystallite surface producing patches of nanocrystalline WO₃ on the crystallite surface of tetragonal zirconia stabilized with tungsten. The second type corresponded to monoclinic zirconia crystallites with patches of nanocrystalline WO₃ on their surface. The tungsten segregation gave rise to the WO₃-ZrO₂ catalysts.     

Surface modification of titanium by anodic oxidation in phosphoric acid at low potentials. Part 1. Structure,electronic properties and thickness of the anodic films

Titanium surface characteristics determine the degree of success of permanent implants. The topography, morphology of the surface in micro and nano scales, the impurities present and other characteristics are a main concern, and therefore a multi‐technique approach is required in order to evaluate modification process effects on the surface. Surface modification of titanium in the nanometrical range was performed by means of anodisation in phosphoric with the aim of improving both the biocompatibility and the corrosion resistance in the biological media. Biocompatible characteristics of the modified titanium surface, as the presence of anatase in the oxide film and the incorporation of phosphate to the surface, were determined. Moreover, the electronic properties of the surface oxide presented a carrier number adequate for biomedical applications. The increase in the film thickness from 3 to 42 nm was estimated from EIS results when anodising potentials from 0 to 30 V were applied, whereas a bi‐layer structure of the protective oxides formed was determined. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Electrocatalysis of oxygen reduction and hydrogen oxidation in platinum dispersed on tungsten carbide in acid medium

Tungsten carbide dispersed on a high surface area carbon (W₂C/C) prepared by a sonochemical method was used as the support of a Pt-based electrocatalyst (Pt-W₂C/C). The resulting materials were tested for two important reactions with practical interest in fuel cells, that is, the oxygen reduction and hydrogen oxidation reactions, in acid medium. The electrochemical techniques considered were cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, and steady-state polarization curves, obtained utilizing an ultrathin catalyst layer in a rotating ring–disk electrode. The results showed that the Pt-W₂C/C catalyst led to a remarkable enhancement of the oxygen reduction in acid medium, when compared to the standard Pt/C, both following a four-electron mechanism. The hydrogen oxidation reaction showed similar kinetics on Pt-W₂C/C and Pt/C following the direct discharge mechanism on both catalysts. The W₂C/C support presented remarkable activity for the hydrogen oxidation reaction, most probably after the Heyrovsky–Volmer mechanism at low overpotential and the direct discharge irreversible mechanism at high overpotentials. This paper is dedicated to Prof. Francisco Nart, in memoriam.     

Quantitative determination of zinc in milkvetch by anodic stripping voltammetry with bismuth film electrodes

Bismuth film electrode (BiFE) was shown to be an attractive alternative to common mercury film electrode (MFE) for anodic stripping voltammetric measurements. In this study, bismuth film, that was in situ deposited onto glassy carbon electrode, was used to detect zinc content of milkvetch, used in traditional Chinese medicine. Variables affecting the response have been evaluated and optimized. Experimental results showed a high response, with a good linearity (between 0.5 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ and 3 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹) a good precision (R.S.D. = 3.58%) and a low detection limit (9.6 × 10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹ with a 120 s anodic). The anodic stripping performance makes the bismuth film electrode very desirable for measurements of trace nutritive element zinc in milkvetch and should impart possible restrictions on the use of mercury electrode.