A comparison of preparation methods of copper surfaces for in situ scanning force microscopy investigations

Investigation of the first stages of the localized corrosion of pure copper combining EIS, FE-SEM and FE-AES

“…The importance of the surface state for scanning force microscopy investigations was already depicted by Wadsak et al [57]. In this work two different polishing procedures were applied.…”

Nanoscale surface characterization of aqueous copper corrosion: Effects of immersion interval and orthophosphate concentration

“…Particularly, with atomic force microscopy (AFM) a tip is scanned in contact with the surface to generate a 3-D image with nanometer resolution. Scanning probe-based characterizations have been use to view the surface morphology of corrosion products formed on aluminum alloys [28], stainless steel A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t 4 [29], copper [30,31] and iron [32]. Recently, AFM has been applied for surface analysis of the degradation of metals used in water distribution systems [13,33,34].…”

Nanoscale Investigation of the Impact of pH and Orthophosphate on the Corrosion of Copper Surfaces in Water

“…Previously, AFM has been applied for studies of the corrosion of materials such as steel, silver, and copper. [29][30][31][32][33][34][35] The effectiveness of corrosion inhibitors has also been evaluated using AFM characterizations. [36][37][38] Certain surface spectroscopy techniques such as SIMS and XRD can provide detailed information about the chemical nature of surface adsorbates and furnish complementary information for identifying the byproduct of corrosion.…”