Enhanced corrosion resistance by engineering crystallography on metals

X. X. Wei; B. Zhang; B. Wu; Y. J. Wang; X. H. Tian; L. X. Yang; E. E. Oguzie; X. L. Ma

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28368-8

Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Enhanced corrosion resistance by engineering crystallography on metals

X. X. Wei,
B. Zhang,
B. Wu,
Y. J. Wang,
X. H. Tian,
L. X. Yang,
E. E. Oguzie,
X. L. Ma

Affiliations

X. X. Wei: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
B. Zhang: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
B. Wu: Bay Area Center for Electron Microscopy, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory
Y. J. Wang: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
X. H. Tian: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
L. X. Yang: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
E. E. Oguzie: Africa Centre of Excellence in Future Energies and Electrochemical Systems, Federal University of Technology Owerri
X. L. Ma: Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28368-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Passive films on metal surfaces provide better corrosion resistance, but they can degrade in long-term service. Here the authors demonstrate a strategy to engineer crystallographic configuration at the metal/film interface to further improve corrosion resistance.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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