Adsorption of camphor and 2,2′-bipyridine on Bi(1 1 1) electrode surface

Impedance spectroscopy and in situ STM methods have been used for investigation of the camphor and 2,2′-bipyridine (2,2′-BP) adsorption at the electrochemically polished Bi(1 1 1) electrode from weakly acidified Na₂SO₄ supporting electrolyte solution. The influence of electrode potential on the adsorption kinetics of camphor and 2,2′-BP on Bi(1 1 1) has been demonstrated. In the region of maximal adsorption, i.e. capacitance pit in the differential capacitance versus electrode potential curve, the heterogeneous adsorption and diffusion steps are the rate determining stages for camphor and 2,2′-BP adsorption at the Bi(1 1 1) electrode. It was found that for camphor | Bi(1 1 1) interface the stable adsorbate adlayer detectable by using the in situ STM method has been observed only at the positively charged electrode surface, where the weak co-adsorption of SO₄²⁻ anions and camphor molecules is possible. At the weakly negatively charged Bi(1 1 1) electrode surface there are only physically adsorbed camphor molecules forming the compact adsorption layer. The in situ STM data in a good agreement with impedance data indicate that a very well detectable 2,2′-BP adsorption layer is formed at Bi(1 1 1) electrode in the wide region of charge densities around the zero charge potential.     

Hydroxyapatite microparticles as feedback-active reservoirs of corrosion inhibitors

This work contributes to the development of new feedback-active anticorrosion systems. Inhibitor-doped hydroxyapatite microparticles (HAP) are used as reservoirs, storing corrosion inhibitor to be released on demand. Release of the entrapped inhibitor is triggered by redox reactions associated with the corrosion process. HAP were used as reservoirs for several inhibiting species: cerium(III), lanthanum(III), salicylaldoxime, and 8-hydroxyquinoline. These species are effective corrosion inhibitors for a 2024 aluminum alloy (AA2024), used here as a model metallic substrate. Dissolution of the microparticles and release of the inhibitor are triggered by local acidification resulting from the anodic half-reaction during corrosion of AA2024. Calculated values and experimentally measured local acidification over the aluminum anode (down to pH = 3.65) are presented. The anticorrosion properties of inhibitor-doped HAP were assessed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The microparticles impregnated with the corrosion inhibitors were introduced into a hybrid silica-zirconia sol-gel film, acting as a thin protective coating for AA2024, an alloy used for aeronautical applications. The protective properties of the sol-gel films were improved by the addition of HAP, proving their applicability as submicrometer-sized reservoirs of corrosion inhibitors for active anticorrosion coatings.