The effect of oxygen implantation on the corrosion and electrochemical properties of iron

Abstract

Using the method of recording anode potentiodynamic curves in neutral and mildly alkaline borate buffer solutions, the corrosion and electrochemical behavior of iron-armco samples bombarded with oxygen ions is studied. It is shown by the method of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy that, during such bombardment, implantation of oxygen into the surface layers of iron occurs. Therein, iron oxides of variable composition and various forms of adsorbed and absorbed oxygen are formed. These oxygen formations contribute to transfer of the iron surface to a more corrosion-resistant, passive state.