Fe-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Array Films for Photocathodic Protection of Stainless Steel
Author(s) -
Yan-Feng Zhu,
Lu Xu,
Juan Zhang,
Hai-Qing Qi,
Rong-Gui Du,
Yi-Ze Shao,
Changjian Lin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ecs transactions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1938-6737
pISSN - 1938-5862
DOI - 10.1149/05333.0031ecst
Subject(s) - x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , dielectric spectroscopy , materials science , scanning electron microscope , doping , electrochemistry , electrode , chemical engineering , anode , analytical chemistry (journal) , nanotechnology , metallurgy , composite material , optoelectronics , chemistry , chromatography , engineering
A TiO 2 film and a Fe-doped TiO 2 film were prepared by an electrochemical anodic oxidation method. The effect of Fe on the surface morphology and crystalline structure of the doped film was investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively. Electrode potential and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements were performed to study the protection effect of the film on stainless steel. When 304 stainless steel in a 0.5 M NaCl solution was coupled to the Fe-doped TiO 2 film photoanode under illumination, its potential decreased by 450 mV, showing a good photocathodic protection effect. EIS measurements revealed that the charge transfer resistance of the steel coupled to the photoanode decreased considerably.
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