Extended exposure to seawater results in the erosion of the structural high-strength steels utilized in marine equipment, primarily due to the infiltration of hydrogen. Consequently, this erosion leads to a decrease in the mechanical properties of th...
The aim of this study was to adapt the electrochemical behavior in synthetic body fluid (SBF) of hydroxyapatite-based coatings obtained by pulsed galvanostatic electrochemical deposition through addition of Mg in different concentrations. The coating...
Due to the high demand of wearable electronics, flexible supercapacitors have been extensively developed in recent years. Yet, the effect of deformation in the interior electrode material suffered in practical applications on the performance received...
Cement is one of the most widely used structural materials and serves as the primary component of concrete. Among the various types, Portland cement is the most commonly utilized due to its excellent strength and corrosion resistance. Recently, effor...
High-entropy alloys (HEAs), a relatively new class of materials, have attracted significant attention in materials science owing to their unique properties and potential applications. High entropy stabilizes the phase of a solid solution over a wide...
The electrochemical studies on the behaviors and recognition of DNA have attracted cosiderable attention. DNA biosensors based on a nucleic acid hybridization process are rapidly being developed towards the goal of rapid and inexpensive diagnosis of...
Presently, extensive research has been conducted on the electrochemical behavior of titanium ions in molten salt, especially in relation to titanium fluoride coordination. However, there is limited research on the coordination between titanium and ox...
In the present paper, the effect of different polishing methods (mechanical and electrochemical) on passive layer chemistry and the corrosion behavior of stainless steels is investigated. It was found that CrNiMo austenites have a substantially bette...
In this work, the electrochemical and discharge properties of Mg-Zn-xSr (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 wt.%) alloys used as anodes for Mg–air batteries were systematically studied via microstructure characterization, electrochemical techniques,...
In this paper, electrochemical corrosion tests and full immersion corrosion experiments were conducted in seawater at room temperature to investigate the electrochemical corrosion behavior and the corrosion mechanism of high-strength EH47. The polari...
Cyclic voltammetry (CV) was used in this work to describe the electrochemical behavior of a dual-chamber microbial fuel cell (MFC). The system performance was evaluated under vacuum and non-pressurized conditions, different reaction times, two sweep...
The effect of Er-rich precipitates on microstructure and electrochemical behavior of the Al–Zn–In anode alloy is investigated. The results showed that with the increase in Er content, the microstructure was refined, the amount of interden...
The purpose of this work is to study the effect of charging conditions on hydrogen damage. The effects of electrochemical hydrogen charging current density and time on hydrogen-induced blistering (HIB), cracking behavior, and mechanical properties of...
Yttrium–magnesium alloys are commonly employed as processing additives in magnesium alloy materials. Incorporating yttrium into magnesium alloys via Y-Mg intermediate alloys not only minimizes oxidation and burn-off loss but also simplifies ope...
The electrochemical behaviors of thiazolidine (tetrahydrothiazole) on gold and platinum electrodes were investigated in a Britton-Robinson buffer (pH 2.77–11.61), acetate buffer (pH 4.31), phosphate buffer solutions (pH 2.11 and 6.38) and methanol or...
In this paper, the microstructure changes of an Al–6.8Zn–2Mg–2Cu–0.1Zr–0.2Sc alloy for shipbuilding under different T6 states were investigated. The effect of aging temperature on the electrochemical corrosion behavior o...
In order to study the effect of nano-CeO2 particles doping on the electrochemical corrosion behavior of pure Ni-Fe-Co-P alloy coating, Ni-Fe-Co-P-CeO2 composite coating is prepared on the surface of 45 steel by scanning electrodeposition. The morphol...
A high-pressure torsion (HPT) with a number of revolutions (n) of up to 10 and an advanced method of accumulative HPT (AccHPT), n = 10 with subsequent post-deformation annealing (PDA) at 500 and 600 °C, were applied to a biodegradable Fe-30Mn-5Si...
The electrochemical behavior of rhenium ions in the molten KF-KBF4-B2O3 salt was systematically studied, and pure metallic rhenium was obtained at the cathode. The processes of rhenium ions reduction and diffusion in molten KF-KBF4-B2O3 were determin...
The electrochemical behavior and passive film properties of Hastelloy C22 alloy, laser-cladding C22 coating, and Ti–6Al–4V alloy in sulfuric acid dew-point corrosion environment were investigated through a combination of electrochemical m...
The electrochemical behaviors of Al(III) deposits on Ni substrates were investigated in LiCl-KCl-AlCl3 (2 wt.%) molten salts. Various electrochemical methods, including cyclic voltammetry (CV), square wave voltammetry (SWV), and open circuit chronopo...
The effects of the composite addition of La and Sm elements on the microstructural evolution, mechanical properties, and electrochemical behaviors of Mg-3Zn-1Mn/Sn-0.5Ca (wt.%) alloys are systematically investigated. The findings reveal that the Mg-3...
The electrochemical corrosion behaviors of Ti3SiC2/Cu composites in harsh media including dilute HNO3 and concentrated H2SO4 were studied in detail and the related corrosion mechanisms were explored. Under open-circuit potential, the corrosion resist...
This study demonstrates that effervescent denture cleansers can influence the electrochemical behavior of cobalt–chromium (Co-Cr) alloys, with a particular focus on their corrosion resistance. The findings underscore the importance for dental p...
Oxidative stress represents the underlying cause of many chronic diseases in human; therefore, the development of potent antioxidant compounds for preventing or treating such conditions is useful. Starting from the good antioxidant and antiradical pr...
Electrochemical oxidation (ECO) has been used widely to oxidize single crystal Si wafers. Aiming at optimizing the ECO assisted machining methods, the oxidation behaviors of single- crystal silicon (100) wafer under potentiostatic mode are experiment...
This study presents a comparative analysis of the influence of Ce-Gd and Gd-Y additions on the microstructural evolution, mechanical properties, and electrochemical behavior of extruded Mg-3Zn-Mn-Ca alloy rods. Despite the frequent incorporation of G...
The electrochemical behaviors of the Ni-base superalloy CMSX-4 were carried out in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution using electrochemical technique. The electrochemical corrosion process was divided into four stages, and reactions at the alloy surface and corr...
The influence of preaging (PA) treatments on the bake hardening (BH) response of a AlZnMgCuZr aluminum alloy which served as automotive body structures were studied in this paper. A novel two-step PA treatment was particularly designed and further em...
Parylene is used as encapsulating material for medical devices due to its excellent biocompatibility and insulativity. Its performance as the insulating polymer of implantable neural interfaces has been studied in electrolyte solutions and in vivo. B...
The aim of this investigation is focused on the evaluation of distinctive coatings commonly applied in the automotive industry. The resulting corrosion behavior is analyzed by using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), equivalent circuit (EC...
An electrochemical DNA biosensor for the detection of NOS gene sequences from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is presented in this paper. Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) was covalently attached through the carboxylate ester formed by the 3’- hydrox...
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have circumvented the energy storage landscape for decades. However, safety concerns about liquid–electrolyte-based LIBs have challenged their mobilization. Lithium polymer (LiPo) batteries have gained rising intere...
In this study, FeCrMnWMoSi amorphous/nanocrystalline coating was prepared on stainless steel by high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) spraying. In order to thoroughly evaluate this novel material, the corrosion behaviors and corrosive film characteristics...
This paper reports an extended Nernst–Planck computational model that couples charged-defect transport and stress in tubular electrochemical cell with a ceramic proton-conducting membrane. The model is particularly concerned with coupled chemo-mechan...
The electrochemical behavior of pyridoxine was studied in 0.1 mol × L−1 NaX (X = F, Cl, Br) support electrolyte on a gold electrode using cyclic voltammetry and UV–Vis spectrophotometry. The influence of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on the electrochemi...
The anodic behavior of zinc electrodes is important for energy storage, corrosion protection, electrochemical processing, and other practical applications. This study investigates the anodic galvanostatic polarization of zinc foil and bulk electrodes...
Portland cement is a critical material widely used in the construction industry, where its crystallization and microstructure are key factors determining its physical and mechanical properties. This study investigated the effect of sulfur on the crys...
Ti-6Al-4Zr-3Nb-1.1Mo-1Sn-1V (Ti90) alloy is widely used in marine engineering and oil and gas extraction due to its excellent strength, impact toughness, and corrosion resistance. The corrosion behavior of Ti90 alloy after solution treatment at 750 &...
Polluted urban environment enhances dissolution of patina and underlying bronze material of recent and historical bronze sculptures exposed outdoors. In this work, two bronze statues, situated in one of the most polluted Croatian cities, were examine...
In this paper, a simple hydrothermal approach is employed to prepare nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) with controllable size and structural features, where citric acid and ethylenediamine served as the carbon and nitrogen precursors, res...
The electrolytic refining of crude tin is generally carried out in the fluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6) system with the assistance of bone glue and β-naphthol. However, the high saturated vapor pressure and low stability of H2SiF6 present environment...
The corrosion behavior of P110 casing steel in simulated concrete liquid and simulated annulus fluid was investigated to reveal the corrosion pattern and protective properties of corrosion products in the two environments. Potentiodynamic polarizatio...
The electrochemical behaviors of rare earth (RE) ions have extensively been studied because of their high potential applications to the reprocessing of used nuclear fuels and RE-containing materials. In the present study, we fully investigated the el...
Nitriding of austenitic stainless steels at low temperatures hinders the precipitation of chromium nitrides and causes the formation of a supersaturated solid solution of nitrogen atoms in the austenite lattice, known as expanded austenite. In this s...
This study aims to design a new nanocomposite as a supporting material for wiring the enzyme to develop a bioanode in the enzymatic biofuel cell (EBFC). In this work, polyaniline-based nanocomposite was synthesized by in situ polymerization of anilin...
Electrochemical mechanical polishing is a critical technology for improving the surface quality of silicon carbide (SiC) substrates. However, the fundamental electrochemical corrosion mechanism of the SiC substrate remains incompletely understood. In...
Background The severe plastic deformation approach and its well-known cyclic extrusion compression (CEC) method have been established as a powerful tool for fabricating bulk ultrafine-grained metals and alloys with improved properties. Objective This...
The corrosion behavior of pure Fe under a Na2SO4 deposit in an atmosphere of O2 + H2O was investigated at 500 °C by thermo gravimetric, and electrochemical measurements, viz. potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)...
Super duplex stainless steel (SDSS) is a suitable structural material for various engineering applications due to its outstanding strength and corrosion resistance. In particular, its high-temperature strength can enhance the safety of electronic pro...
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