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Aluminum Pitting Corrosion in Halide Media: A Quantum Model and Empirical Evidence

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The phenomenon of localized damage of aluminum oxide surface in the presence of halide anions was scrutinized at an atomistic level, through the cluster approach and density functional theory. The phenomenon was also investigated empirically through Tafel polarization plots and scanning electron microscopy. A distinct behavior witnessed in the fluoride medium was justified through the hard-soft acid-base principle. The atomistic investigations revealed the greatest potency for chloride entrance into the metal oxide lattice and rationalized to the severity of damage. The interaction of halide anions with the oxide surface causing some displacements on the position of Al atoms provides a mechanistic insight of the phenomenon.

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    Mohsen Lashgari, Effat Kianpour & Esmaeil Mohammadi

  2. Center of Climate Changes and Global Warming (CCCGW), Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), 45137-66731, Zanjan, Iran

    Mohsen Lashgari

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Lashgari, M., Kianpour, E. & Mohammadi, E. Aluminum Pitting Corrosion in Halide Media: A Quantum Model and Empirical Evidence. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 22, 3620–3625 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-013-0669-x

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