Corrosion is an electro-chemical reaction which occurs at the metal-liquid interface. The mechanistic study of corrosion can be broken down into three stages: the characterization of interfacial (1) interactions, (2) dynamics, and (3) structure. Electro-chemical measurements alone cannot provide the mechanistic detail at an atomic and / or molecular level. However, various surface sensitive analytical techniques can play an important role in defining the reactive interfaces in order to develop a better understanding of the chemical corrosion mechanisms at an atomic and a molecular level. Some of the important techniques employed are summarized in this chapter.

Subject
Films, Ions, Metal surfaces, Spectroscopy, Corrosion reactions, Surfaces, Molecular structure, Corrosion products, Anodic reactions, Interfaces, Metals, Corrosion inhibitors, Corrosion mechanisms
Keywords:
Corrosion, Interfacial processes, Orbital interactions, Surface analysis, XPS, AES, LEED, ISS, SIMS, HREELS
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1991
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