Local Probe Techniques for Corrosion Research

Local electrochemical methods in corrosion research; Observation of self-healing functions on the cut edge of galvanised steel using SVET and pH microscopy; Application of Scanning Vibrating Electrode (SVET) and Scanning Droplet Cell (SDC) techniques to the study of weld corrosion; The use of SVET to probe mechanistic changes in corrosion resistance of zinc aluminium galvanising; Local analysis by SVET of the involvement of biological systems in aerobic biocorrosion; Studying the delamination of organic coatings by local electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Initial stages of localised corrosion by pitting of passivated nickel surfaces studied by Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM); In situ Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) study of pitting corrosion and corrosion under strain in a 304L stainless steel; Etching processes of ZnO (0001) surface in solution studied by in situ Scanning Tunneling Microscopy; Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (SKPFM) applied to different conversion coated aluminium surfaces; Using Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (SKPFM) and Scanning Kelvin Probe (SKP) to investigate the influence of microstructure on the corrosion behaviour of magnesium alloys; The use of Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (SKPFM) and micro capillary cell techniques to investigate local corrosion behaviour of 7xxx aluminium alloys; Atmospheric corrosion of low alloy steels in a high humidity seashore environment; The influence of surface microcracks on the pitting susceptibility of MnS-containing stainless steels; Effect of applied stress on localised corrosion measurement of aluminium alloy friction stir welding; In situ detection of galvanic coupling during pitting using the Scanning Vibrating Electrode Technique (SVET) and the Microcapillary Electrochemical Cell (MEC) method; Analysing thermal oxidation using Micro Photo Electrochemistry (MPEC).