Aluminum Anodization in Deionized Water as Electrolyte
Author(s) -
Aleksey D. Lisenkov,
S.K. Poznyak,
Mikhail L. Zheludkevich,
M.G.S. Ferreira
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the electrochemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1945-7111
pISSN - 0013-4651
DOI - 10.1149/2.0881607jes
Subject(s) - anodizing , electrolyte , kelvin probe force microscope , dielectric spectroscopy , materials science , transmission electron microscopy , scanning electron microscope , electrochemistry , oxide , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemical engineering , aluminium , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , electrode , nanotechnology , metallurgy , atomic force microscopy , composite material , chromatography , engineering
Thin oxide films were prepared electrochemically on the aluminum surface using the high-voltage discharge and potentiostaticmethods in deionized water as an electrolyte. The growth of continuous films occurred only at potentials lower than the breakdownpotential. The films obtained by the discharge method are more uniform and can grow to a higher thickness in comparison tothose formed by the potentiostatic mode, as demonstrated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), transmission electronmicroscopy (TEM), and scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM). The data herein obtained can be used as a reference tounderstand better the properties of the films produced in conventional electrolytes where apart from water other species are present
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