Front cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Front matter -- Preface -- Table of contents -- Body -- Section A Growth, (Nano)structure and Composition of Passive Films -- Electrochemical Properties of Fe-Cr-Mo Alloys and Fe2O3-Cr2O3-MoO2 Artificial Passivation Films in 1 M HCl -- Formation and growth processes of electrochemical passive layers (borate medium: pH 9.2) and electron stimulated oxidized films -- Development and Composition of the High Temperature Oxide Film Grown on Fe-15Cr during Annealing -- Passivity of Nickel-Containing Stainless Steels in Concentrated Sulphuric Acid -- An insight on the role of Nickel in the passive films generated on different stainless steels -- Passivity of Nitrogen-Bearing Stainless Steel in Acidic Solution -- Passive behaviour of stainless steels and nickel in LiBr solution at different temperatures -- The effect of the Cerium ion implantation in the passive films properties of a duplex stainless steel -- Use of Alloy 22 as Long-Term Radioactive Waste Containment Material -- Effect of temperature and melt composition on the passivity of a Ni-10%Cr alloy in a molten electrolyte -- Spontaneous Passivation of Amorphous Bulk Ni-Cr-Mo-Ta-Nb-P Alloys in Concentrated HCl -- Passivity of Fe90V10 and Fe75Cr15V10 in Alkaline Media A. Drexler and H.-H. Strehblow -- Effect of anodic passivation on the corrosion behaviour of Fe-Mn-Al steels in 3.5% NaCl -- Surface Characterization of 1018 Carbon Steel in Borate Medium by in-situ Electrochemical Scanning Tunneling Microscopy -- Iron passivation studied by in situ Raman spectroscopy on Fe/Au(111) epitaxial films -- Atomic-Structure Characterization of Passive Film of Fe by Grazing Incidence X-ray Scattering at SPring-8 -- Electrochemical aspects of the behavior of perchlorate ions in the presence of iron group metals.

The effect of Al supremum 3+ in the passivity of iron in alkaline media containing chlorides -- Nanoscale modifications of a Ni(111) surface during nucleation and growth of the passive film -- Simultaneous Anodic Dissolution and Passivation of Nickel in Moderate Acid Medium -- Copper Passivity in Carbonate Base Solutions and its Application in Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) -- Analysis of Cu corrosion product in aqueous lithium bromide concentrated solutions -- Passivity of Tin and CuSn Alloys in Alkaline Media studied by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy -- Surface Analytical Characterization of Chromium Passivation on Tinplate -- To Passivate or not to Passivate, that is the Question: The Case of Barium Tin(II) Chloride Fluorides -- A Thin Passivating Tin(IV) Oxide Layer on Tin(II)-Containing Fluoride Particles, or not? The M1-xSnxF2 Solid Solutions -- Electrochemical Data About Disruption of Passivating Films. The Pb/PbSO4/H2SO4 System -- Morphology, composition and structure of anodic films on binary Al-Cu alloys -- Repassivation of aluminium during the AC-graining process by aluminium hydroxide formation -- Anodization of Ti : Formation of Self-Organized Titanium Oxide Nanotube-Layers -- Self-Organized Nanoporous Valve Metal Oxide Layers -- Studies on transition of titanium from active into passive state in phosphoric acid solutions -- The Influence of Temperature on the Passive Film Properties of ASTM Grade-7 Titanium -- Chromatic properties of anodised titanium obtained with two techniques -- Amorphous-to-Crystalline Transition of Anodic Niobia -- Ellipsometric Analysis of Growth Process of Oxidation Films on Magnesium and its Alloys in Neutral Aqueous Solutions -- Corrosion Protection of Magnesium Alloys by Ce, Zr and Nb oxide layers -- Section B Passivity of Semiconductors -- Passivation of (100) and (111) Silicon in KOH Solution.

On the nature of oscillations of Open Circuit Potential of silicon immersed in CuSO4/HF solution -- Passivation and Local Corrosion of p-Silicon in Anhydrous Organic Solutions of Chlorides -- Silicon Texturing Under Negative Potential Dissolution (NPD) Conditions -- Fermi Level Pinning at n-GaAs(110) Electrodes -- Composition and Growth of Thermal and Anodic Oxides on InAlP -- High-k gate oxide formed by anodic oxidation for organic field effect transistors -- Section C Electronic Properties of Passive Films -- Photoelectrochemical analysis of the passive film formed on Fe-Cr-Ni alloys in pH 8.5 buffer solution -- Photoelectrochemical Response and Corrosion Property of Passive Films on Fe-18Cr Alloy -- Effects of EDTA on the Electronic Properties of Passive Film on Fe-20Cr in pH 8.5 Buffer Solution -- Electrochemical and Mott-Schottky Behaviour of the Oxide Films on I625 Exposed to Gamma Radiation -- Oxygen Reduction on Passive Steel and Cr Rich Alloys for Concrete Reinforcement -- Diffusivity of point defects in the passive film on Fe -- Electrochemical Impedance of Thin Rust Film Fabricated Artificially -- A new approach to describe the passivity of nickel and titanium oxides -- Relation of the Photocurrents to the Corrosion Rates of Pure Aluminum having Various Oxides -- Growth and Characterization of Anodic Films on Al-Nb Alloys -- Amorphous semiconducting passive film-electrolyte junctions revisited. The influence of a non homogeneous density of state on the differential admittance behaviour of anodic a-Nb2O5 -- Section D Passivity Issues in Biological Systems -- Influence of Protein Adsorption on the Passivation of Dental Amalgams -- BSA adsorption on Fe-17Cr in acid solution: electrochemical behaviour and surface composition -- XPS characterisation of BSA adsorption on stainless steel.

Study of corrosion behaviour of Ti-coated AISI 316L stainless steel in a simulated body fluid solution -- Effect of Al on the passivity of Ti base implant alloys -- Improved adhesion of titanium oxide film to titanium-base alloy by Ti/O compositional gradient using reactive sputter-deposition -- Liquid crystal behavior in solutions, electrode passivation, and impedance loci in four quadrants -- Section E Passivity in High-Temperature Water -- Passive film growth and oxide layer restructuring on stainless steel in a high-temperature borate electrolyte -- Kinetics of passivation of nickel-base alloys (Alloy 600 and Alloy 690) in high temperature water -- Behaviour of oxide films in boric acid - lithium hydroxide solutions -- The Effect of CO2 and H2S on the Passivation of Chromium and Stainless Steels in Aqueous Solutions at Elevated Temperature and under High Pressure -- Effect of Lead on Passivation of Alloy 600 Surface -- Interaction of Oxide Layers on Structural Materials with Light Water Reactor Coolants - its influence on the mechanism of oxide growth and restructuring -- Section F Mechanical Properties of Passive Films -- Differences in Mechanical Properties of the Passive Metal Surfaces Obtained in Solution and Air -- Current Transients of Passive Iron during Micro-indentation in Solution -- Mechanical Properties of Single-Crystal Tantalum (100) Surface Covered with Anodic Oxide Film -- Study of the mechanical effects on passivity breakdown by local probe techniques -- Mechanical properties of metastable r.f magnetron sputter-deposited A1-xCux thin films -- Section G Passivity Issues in Stress Corrosion Cracking and Tribocorrosion -- Passivity Issues in Tribocorrosion -- Wear in nuclear power plants, a tribocorrosion approach -- Comparison between tribocorrosion mechanisms of Stellite 6 and Zircaloy 4 in LiOH-H3BO3 solutions.

Detrimental effect of lead on the passivity of UNS N06690 alloy -- The role of Borides in the Passivity and SCC of Alloy 600 -- Effect of Nickel and Tungsten on Repassivation Rate of Stainless Steels in Chloride Solution by Potential Step Chronoamperometry -- Dislocations effect on kinetic of passivation of polycristalline nickel in H2SO4 medium -- Electrochemical potential oscillations during galvanostatic passivation of copper in NaNO2 solution and their role in TGSCC mechanism -- Effects of straining on oxide films and passivity of copper in nitrite solution at ambient temperature -- Repassivation Kinetics of Al-Alloys for Aircraft Structures -- Section H Passivity Breakdown and Localized Corrosion -- Localized Corrosion Growth Kinetics in AA7178 -- An in situ AFM study of the first steps of localised corrosion on a stressed 304L stainless steel in chloride media -- Initial stage of localized corrosion in artificial pit formed on zinc coated steels by photon rupture -- Influence of the chemical dissolution of MnS inclusions on the composition of passive films and the local electrochemical behaviour of stainless steels -- Electrochemical characterization of corrosion resistant alloys in chloride solutions -- Effect of HCl on Pickling of 304 Stainless Steel in Iron Chloride-Based Electrolytes -- Influence of thermal oxides on pitting corrosion of austenitic and duplex steels -- Modifications in the electrochemical behaviour of SAF 2205 in alkaline media induced by Cl- ions -- In-situ Raman spectroscopy study of iron and carbon steel corrosion in mineral water -- Effect of Noble Element Alloying on Passivity and Passivity Breakdown of Ni -- Analysis of Electrochemical Noise of Pure Aluminium in Sulphate and Molybdate Ion-Containing 0.1 M NaCl Solution.

Localized corrosion of 2024 alloy: structure and composition of oxide films grown on model alloys representative of the different metallurgical phases.