A critical role for Al in regulating the corrosion resistance of nanocrystalline Mo(Si₁₋ₓAlₓ)₂ films

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dc.contributor.authorXu, J.
dc.contributor.authorLai, D.
dc.contributor.authorXie, Z.
dc.contributor.authorMunroe, P.
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Z.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractNovel nanocrystalline Mo(Si <inf>1-x</inf>Al <inf>x</inf>) <inf>2</inf> films, with differing Al contents were synthesized by double cathode glow discharge. The films exhibited a compact columnar microstructure having a pronounced (111) preferred orientation. The corrosion behaviour of these films were characterized by using various electrochemical techniques including open circuit potential (OCP), potentiodynamic polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. The corrosion resistance of the films increased with increasing Al content in the as-synthesized films. The composition and chemical state of the passive layers formed on the films were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was demonstrated that the passive layer formed on the binary MoSi <inf>2</inf> film was highly enriched in SiO <inf>2</inf> with minor amounts of MoO <inf>4</inf> <sup>2-</sup>, MoO <inf>2</inf> and SiO <inf>x</inf>. With the increase of Al content in the films, Al <inf>2</inf>O <inf>3</inf> was generated and incorporated into the passive layers, enhancing the corrosion resistance of the films by inhibiting the dissolution of Mo. Built upon the experimental results, the first-principles density-functional theory was applied to calculate the inter-atomic bonding strength in Mo(Si <inf>1-x</inf>Al <inf>x</inf>) <inf>2</inf> and elucidate the role of Al in controlling the corrosion resistance of the films. The new findings lay a solid basis for the development and application of MoSi <inf>2</inf> based corrosion-resistant films. © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJiang Xu, Daohui Lai, ZongHan Xie, Paul Munroe and Zhong-Tao Jiang
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Materials Chemistry, 2012; 22(6):2596-2606
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/C1JM14744G
dc.identifier.issn0959-9428
dc.identifier.issn1364-5501
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/75801
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoyal Soc Chemistry
dc.rightsThis journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1039/c1jm14744g
dc.titleA critical role for Al in regulating the corrosion resistance of nanocrystalline Mo(Si₁₋ₓAlₓ)₂ films
dc.title.alternativeA critical role for Al in regulating the corrosion resistance of nanocrystalline Mo(Si(1-x)Al(x))(2) films
dc.typeJournal article
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