Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1470752 | Corrosion Science | 2010 | 10 Pages |
Spin polarized, DFT + U periodic calculations have been used to study the interaction of halides (X) with a (1 × 1)-hydroxylated NiO(1 1 1) surface, a model of passivated nickel. The exchange of surface OH groups by the X ions and the insertion of the halides in the anionic sub-surface layer have been investigated. The substitution of OH by halides is favored by a smaller size of the halide ions and by a lower substitution proportion. An atomistic thermodynamic approach including solvent effects allows us to construct phase diagrams of the surface terminations as a function of the Cl and F concentrations in the aqueous solution. The higher proportion of OH substitution by F, and the lower insertion energy, as compared to Cl, may be related to stronger corrosion caused by F as compared to Cl.