[Two-dimensional surface Raman imaging of a roughened iron electrode in saline solution]

Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi. 2000 Dec;20(6):800-2.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

By using a confocal microprobe Raman system and proper surface roughening procedure for iron, the pit corrosion behavior of bare iron electrode in 3.4% NaCl (saline solution) solution has been investigated. The surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of the corrosion products due to the pit corrosion at positive potential was obtained with high ratio of signal to noise. The application of SERS technique has been extended successfully to the study of iron corrosion. The two-dimensional surface Raman imaging acquired at 660 cm-1 was obtained also with the utility of surface Raman image technique. Results show that different iron oxides should coexist in the pit corrosion region and the distribution of the corrosion products was not uniform.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry, Physical
  • Corrosion
  • Electrodes*
  • Iron / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Confocal
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Solutions
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman / methods*
  • Thermography

Substances

  • Solutions
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Iron