| Effect of Potential, Temperature, and Fluoride Ions on the Repassivation Kinetics of Titanium in Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution with the Photon Rupture Method (2009) | |||||||||
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| The effect of the applied potentials, temperature, and F− ions on the localized repassivation kinetics of titanium was investigated by the photon rupture method, PRM, and electrochemical techniques in phosphate buffered saline solution. The log I versus log t plots after laser beam irradiation showed a rapid increase, then a decrease with a slope of about −1.5, which is steeper than that expected from high field oxide film formation theory, suggesting that the repassivation of titanium is a combination of electrochemical and chemical reactions. The repassivation current increases with increases in the applied potential and addition of F− ions, while solution temperature does not influence the repassivation kinetics. The effect of F− ions on the repassivation kinetics can be explained by localized pH changes caused by very rapid dissolution of titanium when titanium was exposed to PBS solution. | |||||||||
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