RT info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart T1 Uses of scanning electrochemical microscopy in corrosion research A1 Souto, Ricardo Manuel A1 Lamaka, S. A1 González, Sergio K1 Scanning electrochemical microscopy K1 corrosion K1 pitting K1 delamination K1 blistering K1 passivating films AB This paper provides a brief review of a relatively new technique, namely scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM), and its applications in measuring, characterising and evaluating corroding systems. Localized corrosion processes and electrochemical activity distributions in surfaces can thus be investigated in real time with high spatial resolution. The SECM is a unique near-field scanning technique that is electrochemically integrated as to detect chemical and electrochemical activities in electrochemical heterogeneous systems such as those operating in corrosion research. The SECM can be used in a variety of ways, which can be broadly classified into amperometric and potentiometric modes, depending on the type of the sensing probe, namely an ultramicroelectrode (UME) and an ion-selective microelectrode, respectively. The operation modes of the instrument are described together with typical experiments selected to illustrate their application in sensing localised corrosion. SN 13: 978-84-614-6191-2 YR 2010 FD 2010 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/19119 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/19119 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 29-jun-2024