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Fluctuation Microscopy Studies Of Aluminum Oxides Exposed To CL Ions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Xidong Chen ,
John Sullivan ,
Charles Barbour ,
Craig Johnson ,
Guangwen Zhou  and
Judith Yang
Xidong Chen
Affiliation:
Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH 45314 & Materials Science Division, Argonne National, Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439
John Sullivan
Affiliation:
Sandia National Lab, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185–1421
Charles Barbour
Affiliation:
Sandia National Lab, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185–1421
Craig Johnson
Affiliation:
Sandia National Lab, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185–1421
Guangwen Zhou
Affiliation:
Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Judith Yang
Affiliation:
Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Abstract

Fluctuation electron microscopy studies have been performed on several aluminum oxides exposed to different electrochemical conditions. Little is known about amorphous aluminum oxide structures and their relationship with their passivation behaviors. Corrosion studies have shown that exposure of aluminum oxide films to Cl ions in solution reduces the oxide's passivity, and this results in the onset of pitting corrosion. The physical changes that occur in the oxide as a result of Cl exposure have not been previously identified due to the difficulty in investigating the structure of this amorphous material. Fluctuation microscopy is a new electron microscopy technique that is able to detect the presence of medium range order structures in amorphous systems. In this paper, we will report fluctuation microscopy results on amorphous aluminum oxides that have been exposed to Cl ions in solution and compare them with oxides that have seen no electrolyte exposure or that have been exposed to electrolytes that do not contain Cl-,such as SO42- containing electrolytes. We will also compare the Cl-exposed oxides with oxides that have been implanted with Cl ions. The differences in pitting behaviors for these oxidesare consistent with our previous speculation on the effect of medium range order on the passivation behavior of aluminum oxides grown using ozone.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 738: Symposium G – Spatially Resolved Characterization of Local Phenomena in Materials and Nanostructures , 2002 , G1.4
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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