RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 New opportunities for the study of organic films applied on metals for corrosion protection by means of alternating current scanning electrochemical microscopy A1 Souto, Ricardo Manuel A1 Socas Rodríguez, Bárbara A1 Izquierdo Pérez, Javier A1 Santana, Juan José A1 González, Sergio K1 Corrosion inhibition K1 alternating current scanning electrochemical microscopy K1 copper K1 benzotriazole K1 mercaptobenzimidazole K1 ethyl xanthate AB A new method for the investigation of the inhibition efficiency against corrosion by organic films adsorbed on metals based on the measurement of Z-approach curves by AC-SECM is proposed. Preliminary measurements conducted on four copper-inhibitor systems exposed to aqueous solutions support that a characteristic frequency can be defined, which corresponds to the frequency of the AC potential signal applied to the SECM tip for which a transition between negative- and positive-feedback behaviours is observed in the approach curves. From the shift of this characteristic frequency towards higher values, the enhancement of the corrosion protection efficiency of the inhibitor system can be established. Furthermore, the effects of inhibitor nature, concentration, and pre-treatment duration for the formation of the surface films, can be readily investigated YR 2012 FD 2012 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/19160 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/19160 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 02-may-2024