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Ti/TiO2–RuO2–La2O3 anodes were prepared by sol–gel process. The main aim of this work was to study nanostructured TiO2–RuO2–La2O3 coatings and the effect of electrolyte composition on their stability. For this purpose, coatings with different molar ratios applied on titanium substrate. Then, the morphology and electrochemical properties of the anodes in 0.5 M NaCl and 1 M H2SO4 solutions were studied using field emission scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, potentiostatic polarisation, cyclic voltammetry, and accelerated corrosion test (ACT). The results showed that the morphology of all the coatings was cracked-mud microstructure and cracks with a width of 50–500 nm produced in the coatings. It was also observed that corrosion resistance, stability, and electrocatalytic properties of the anodes improve with increased La2O3 content. Then, the optimum TiO2–RuO2–La2O3 composition is obtained with a molar ratio of 70:15:15. Besides, the lifetime and stability of the anodes in NaCl solution were higher than H2SO4, so that the reduction of active elements in the coating with a molar ratio of 70:15:15 after ACT was obtained about 64.7 and 77.4% of before ACT in NaCl and H2SO4, respectively.
Inspec keywords:
surface morphology;
lanthanum compounds;
electrochemical electrodes;
sol-gel processing;
X-ray chemical analysis;
cracks;
catalysis;
X-ray diffraction;
ruthenium compounds;
nanofabrication;
corrosion testing;
titanium compounds;
electrolytes;
titanium;
corrosion resistance;
electrochemistry;
voltammetry (chemical analysis);
coatings;
nanostructured materials;
field emission scanning electron microscopy
Other keywords:
TiO2-RuO2-La2O3;
nanostructured coatings;
cracked-mud microstructure;
field emission scanning electron microscopy;
electrolyte composition;
molar ratios;
sol–gel process;
cyclic voltammetry;
electrocatalytic properties;
titanium substrate;
potentiostatic polarisation;
nanostructured anodes;
electrochemical properties;
accelerated corrosion test;
corrosion resistance;
energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy;
Ti
Subjects:
Heterogeneous catalysis at surfaces and other surface reactions;
Mechanical and acoustical properties of solid surfaces and interfaces;
Electrochemical analytical methods;
Surface treatment and degradation of metals and alloys;
Nanofabrication using thin film deposition methods;
Microstructure;
Structure of solid clusters, nanoparticles, nanotubes and nanostructured materials;
Fatigue, brittleness, fracture, and cracks;
Electromagnetic radiation spectrometry (chemical analysis);
Fatigue, embrittlement, and fracture;
Solid surface structure;
Physical properties of thin films, nonelectronic;
Nondestructive materials testing methods;
Electrochemistry and electrophoresis;
Thin film growth, structure, and epitaxy;
Deposition from liquid phases (melts and solutions)
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