Chen Hanbin, Qin Zhenbo, He Meifeng, Liu Yichun, Wu Zhong
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
Materials (Basel). 2020 Feb 3;13(3):668. doi: 10.3390/ma13030668.
Electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM), a branch of a scanning probe microscopy (SPM), can image substrate topography with high resolution. Since its inception, it was extended to a wide range of research areas through continuous improvement. The presence of an electrolytic cell and a potentiostat makes it possible to observe the topographical changes of the sample surface in real time. EC-AFM is used in in situ corrosion research because the samples are not required to be electrically conductive. It is widely used in passive film properties, surface dissolution, early-stage corrosion initiation, inhibitor efficiency, and many other branches of corrosion science. This review provides the research progress of EC-AFM and summarizes the extensive applications and investigations using EC-AFM in corrosion science.
电化学原子力显微镜（EC-AFM）是扫描探针显微镜（SPM）的一个分支，能够以高分辨率对基底形貌进行成像。自其诞生以来，通过不断改进，它已扩展到广泛的研究领域。电解池和恒电位仪的存在使得实时观察样品表面的形貌变化成为可能。EC-AFM用于原位腐蚀研究，因为样品不需要导电。它广泛应用于钝化膜性能、表面溶解、早期腐蚀引发、缓蚀剂效率以及腐蚀科学的许多其他分支。本文综述了EC-AFM的研究进展，并总结了其在腐蚀科学中的广泛应用和研究情况。
