The use of zinc and its alloys in rechargeable aqueous batteries faces a major problem:
corrosion. This must be overcome to ensure the delivery of the sustainable hybrid …

Electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM), a branch of a scanning probe
microscopy (SPM), can image substrate topography with high resolution. Since its inception …

The effect of Rhenium (Re) additions (2.4, 3.5, and 6%) to a standard Inconel 718 alloy
(IN718) on the uniform and pitting corrosion processes of IN718 was studied. Measurements …

The electrochemical and corrosion (uniform and localized) behavior of a binary Ni52Ti48
shape memory alloy (SMA) and two ternary Ni52Ti48− xCox (x= 1.5 and 4.0 wt%) SMAs …

The effect of microstructure and chemistry on the kinetics of passive layer growth and
passivity breakdown of some Ti-based alloys, namely Ti-6Al-4V, Ti-6Al-7Nb and TC21 …

Two charge transfer complexes, namely [(BDAH)+(PA−)] CT1 [(BTAH) 2+(PA−) 2] and CT2
(BDAH= 1, 2-benzenediamine, BTAH= 1, 2, 4, 5-benzenetetramine, and PA−= 2, 4, 6 …

Flowered coatings composed by ZnO crystals were successfully electrodeposited on Zn-Mg
alloys. The distinct coatings morphologies were found to be dependent upon the solid …

Rejection and colonization by microbes are two problematic issues that often require the
surgical removal of medical implants with increased risks for patients. In this work it is shown …

In this study, Ni 52 Ti 47.7 Re 0.3 shape memory alloy was subjected to solution treatment at
1000° C for 24h (the tested alloy), followed by ageing at 300, 400, 500 and 600° C for 3h …

The recent advent of a number of local probe techniques is greatly contributing to overcome
some limitations when applied to the investigation of corrosion processes in situ. The …