Early Steps in the Anodic Oxidation of Iron in Aqueous Solution

Autor: G.T. Burstein, G. W. Ashley
Rok vydání: 1983
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Zdroj: CORROSION. 39:241-247
ISSN: 1938-159X
0010-9312
DOI: 10.5006/1.3580843
Popis: The kinetics of the early stages of oxidation of freshly generated iron surfaces in aqueous solutions are presented. The results show that at potentials below the Fe/Fe(II) reversible potential, iron oxidizes by random oxidation of exposed metal atoms to produce a monolayer of adsorbed FeOH. At potentials above the Fe/Fe(II) reversible potential, formation of the first monolayer of Fe(II) oxide also occurs by random oxidation of exposed metal atoms. There is no evidence for separate nucleation and two-dimensional growth steps participating in these mechanisms.
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