Influence of titanium ions implantation on corrosion behavior of zirconium in 1 M H2SO4

In order to study the effect of titanium ion implantation on the aqueous corrosion behavior of zirconium, specimens were implanted with titanium ions with fluence ranging from 1 x 10(16) to 1 x 10(17) ions/cm2, using a metal vapor vacuum arc (MEVVA) source at an extraction voltage of 40 kV. The vale...

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Published in:Applied surface science 2006-01, Vol.252 (6), p.2196-2203
Main Authors: PENG, D. Q, BAI, X. D, PAN, F, SUN, H, CHEN, B. S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Physics
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Summary:In order to study the effect of titanium ion implantation on the aqueous corrosion behavior of zirconium, specimens were implanted with titanium ions with fluence ranging from 1 x 10(16) to 1 x 10(17) ions/cm2, using a metal vapor vacuum arc (MEVVA) source at an extraction voltage of 40 kV. The valence states and depth distributions of elements in the surface layer of the samples were analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), respectively. The potentiodynamic polarization technique was employed to evaluate the aqueous corrosion resistance of implanted zirconium in a 1 M H2SO4 solution. It was found that a significant improvement was achieved in the aqueous corrosion resistance of zirconium implanted with titanium ions. The larger the fluence, the better is the corrosion resistance of implanted sample. Finally, the mechanism of the corrosion behavior of titanium-implanted zirconium was discussed.
ISSN:0169-4332
1873-5584
DOI:10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.03.230