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Some Features of the Nickel Passivation Mechanism during Direct Current Polarization in Sulfuric Acid Solutions

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The chemical compositions of the films on the nickel surface are examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy during direct current polarization in aqueous and acidic electrolytes, which determine the mechanism of nickel electrode passivation.

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This work was carried out on the equipment of the Center for Collective Use Materials Science and Metallurgy at the National University of Science and Technology MISiS. The work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 13-08-00200.

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Bryukvin, V.A., Skryleva, E.A., Levin, A.M. et al. Some Features of the Nickel Passivation Mechanism during Direct Current Polarization in Sulfuric Acid Solutions. Russ. Metall. 2019, 68–71 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S003602951901004X

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