Direct evidence of early blister formation in polymer-coated metals from exposure to chloride-containing electrolytes by alternating-current scanning electrochemical microscopy
By Santana, Juan José; Pà¤hler, Maike; Souto, Ricardo M. & Schuhmann, Wolfgang
Published in Electrochimica Acta
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2012
Abstract
An early specific effect of chloride ions on the heterogeneous swelling at the metal-polymer interface in non-defective coated metals is elucidated using frequency-dependent alternating-current scanning electrochemical microscopy (AC-SECM). Spatially-resolved differences in the topography of the coated sample are visualized upon prolonged incubation with chloride-containing electrolyte, thus allowing to assume a direct evidence of chloride ion permeation through the polymer matrix simultaneous to water uptake. The implications of this finding are particularly relevant towards the development of a new mechanistic model for blister initiation in coated metals.
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