Plasma electrolytic oxidation of magnesium and its alloys: Mechanism, properties and applications

Recent progress in surface modification of metals coated by plasma electrolytic oxidation: Principle, structure, and performance

Oxide coatings were produced on a 6061 aluminum alloy using a pulsed unipolar plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) process. The effect of electrical parameters including pulse frequency, duty cycle and current density on phase formation in the coatings was revealed using conventional and glancing angle X-ray diffraction. The results show that PEO coatings are mainly composed of γ-Al2O3. Depending on the electrical parameters employed, the coatings can also contain α-Al2O3 and mullite with varying concentrations. Higher current densities and higher duty cycle were found to favor the formation of mullite. Under the experimental conditions used, the ratio of the integrated XRD peaks for α- and γ-Al2O3 varied from 0 to about 0.6, indicating that the relative content of α-Al2O3 in the PEO coatings varied over a wide range. Longer pulse on-times and higher current densities promoted the gamma to alpha-alumina phase transformation. Depth profiling of PEO ceramic coatings using glancing angle XRD with different incident beam angles revealed that mullite was more concentrated in the top surface of the coatings. No significant variation in α-Al2O3 concentration across the coatings could be concluded in this study, unlike the results of some other studies.

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Phase transformation in plasma electrolytic oxidation coatings on 6061 aluminum alloy

Cerium-based oxide compounds are known for their wide range of applications in catalysis, corrosion prevention, electrochemical cells, photocatalysis, UV absorbers, biomaterials, microelectronics, optical devices, thermal coatings, and glass abrasives. The technological applications of these materials are possible due to a combination of the electronic structure of Ce and the size effects at the nanoscale. In particular, reversible transformation between the Ce(III) and Ce(IV) oxidation states on the surface of cerium oxides is critical to the functionality and potential uses of the materials. In this paper, the main technological applications of cerium-based oxide coatings are reviewed based on the work done to date. Special interest is placed on the emerging trends.

He Donglei

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