Morphological Optimization of Chemical-Conversion Sodium Titanate and Chitosan/Glass Nanocomposite Dip Coatings Deposited on a Titanium Alloy

Rastegari, S.; Salahinejad, E.

doi:10.1007/s12540-019-00315-1

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“…The thickness of the produced titanate coating was analyzed via ImageJ, with the average thickness found to be ≈822 ± 91 nm, which is consistent with studies by Wadge et al, [ 16 ] Rastegari et al, [ 38 ] Lee et al, [ 39 ] and Yamaguchi et al [ 40 ] for chemical conversion of Cp‐Ti and Ti6Al4V structures, producing sodium titanate structures on the order of 0.5–1 µm. A representative micrograph is shown in Figure , detailing a region on the microsphere where delamination had occurred, with both the microsphere surface and the fractured through thickness of the titanate coating shown.…”

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Nanostructured, Alkaline Titanate‐Converted, and Heat‐Treated Ti6Al4V Microspheres via Wet‐Chemical Alkaline Modification and their ORR Electrocatalytic Response

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Sankowski

et al. 2022

Adv Materials Inter

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This study describes the chemical conversion and heat treatment of Ti6Al4V microspheres (Ti6_MS), and the resulting effects on their electrocatalytic properties. The wet‐chemical conversion (5.0 m NaOH, 60 °C, 24 h; Sample label: Ti6_TC) converts the top surface of the Ti6_MS powder into an ≈820 nm thick sodium titanate surface. Heat‐treatment (Ti6_TC_HT) at 450 °C increases the stability of the surface, through partial titanate crystallization, while mitigating excess rutile formation. All samples are analyzed chemically (XPS, EDX, Raman, EELS), structurally (XRD and TEM), and morphologically (SEM, TEM), demonstrating the characteristic formation of sodium titanate dendritic structures, with minimal chemical, structural, and morphological differences due to the 450 °C heat‐treatment. The effect of the preparation methodology on oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalytic performance is also tested. The introduction of the sodium titanate layer changes the mechanism of the ORR, from a mixed 4 electron/2 electron pathway to a predominantly 2‐electron pathway. By maintaining the microspherical nature of the material while also tuning the surface of the material toward different reaction mechanisms, a design strategy for new electrocatalyst materials is explored.

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