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4.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………….. 73<br />

4.2 Results and discussion………………………………………………….. 77<br />

4.2.1 Ex-situ surface morphology study……………………………… 77<br />

4.2.2 Potentiodynamic polarization study……………………………. 81<br />

4.2.3 In-situ electrochemical AFM surface morphology study………. 84<br />

4.2.4 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study………………………. 89<br />

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5.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………...... 96<br />

5.2 Results and discussion…………………………………………………. 99<br />

5.2.1 Surface morphology study by AFM…………………………… 99<br />

5.2.2 Elemental analysis using secondary ion mass spectroscopy…… 100<br />

5.2.3 Study of phase formation by GIXRD………………………….. 102<br />

5.2.4 Metallographic characterization……………………………….. 103<br />

5.2.5 X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study………………………. 104<br />

5.2.6 Open circuit potential vs. time measurement…………………... 106<br />

5.2.7 Potentiodynamic polarization study……………………………. 107<br />

5.2.8 Electrochemical impedance measurement……………………... 110

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