Unmasking corrosion to design better protective thin films for metals
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 12:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Corrosion is an age-old problem that is estimated to cost about $1 trillion a year, or about 5 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product. Corrosion of metals can be particularly bad, but fortunately they are normally protected from catastrophic damage by naturally forming, super-thin oxide films.