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Unveiling nano-scale chemical inhomogeneity in surface oxide films formed on V- and N-containing martensite stainless steel by synchrotron X-ray photoelectron emission spectroscopy/microscopy and microscopic X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Yue, Xiaoqi ; Chen, Dihao ; Krishnan, Anantha ; Lazar, Isac LU orcid ; Niu, Yuran LU ; Golias, Evangelos LU orcid ; Wiemann, Carsten ; Gloskovskii, Andrei ; Schlueter, Christoph and Jeromin, Arno , et al. (2025) In Journal of Materials Science and Technology 205. p.191-203
Abstract

Nano-scale chemical inhomogeneity in surface oxide films formed on a V- and N-containing martensite stainless steel and tempering heating induced changes are investigated by a combination of synchrotron- based hard X-ray Photoelectron emission spectroscopy (HAXPES) and microscopy (HAXPEEM) as well as microscopic X-ray absorption spectroscopy (μ-XAS) techniques. The results reveal the inhomogeneity in the oxide films on the micron-sized Cr2N- and VN-type particles, while the inhomogeneity on the martensite matrix phase exists due to localised formation of nano-sized tempering nitride particles at 600 °C. The oxide film formed on Cr2N-type particles is rich in Cr2O3 compared with that on the... (More)

Nano-scale chemical inhomogeneity in surface oxide films formed on a V- and N-containing martensite stainless steel and tempering heating induced changes are investigated by a combination of synchrotron- based hard X-ray Photoelectron emission spectroscopy (HAXPES) and microscopy (HAXPEEM) as well as microscopic X-ray absorption spectroscopy (μ-XAS) techniques. The results reveal the inhomogeneity in the oxide films on the micron-sized Cr2N- and VN-type particles, while the inhomogeneity on the martensite matrix phase exists due to localised formation of nano-sized tempering nitride particles at 600 °C. The oxide film formed on Cr2N-type particles is rich in Cr2O3 compared with that on the martensite matrix and VN-type particles. With the increase of tempering temperature, Cr2O3 formation is faster for the oxidation of Cr in the martensite matrix than the oxidation of Cr nitride-rich particles.

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  abstract     = {{<p>Nano-scale chemical inhomogeneity in surface oxide films formed on a V- and N-containing martensite stainless steel and tempering heating induced changes are investigated by a combination of synchrotron- based hard X-ray Photoelectron emission spectroscopy (HAXPES) and microscopy (HAXPEEM) as well as microscopic X-ray absorption spectroscopy (μ-XAS) techniques. The results reveal the inhomogeneity in the oxide films on the micron-sized Cr<sub>2</sub>N- and VN-type particles, while the inhomogeneity on the martensite matrix phase exists due to localised formation of nano-sized tempering nitride particles at 600 °C. The oxide film formed on Cr<sub>2</sub>N-type particles is rich in Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> compared with that on the martensite matrix and VN-type particles. With the increase of tempering temperature, Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> formation is faster for the oxidation of Cr in the martensite matrix than the oxidation of Cr nitride-rich particles.</p>}},
  author       = {{Yue, Xiaoqi and Chen, Dihao and Krishnan, Anantha and Lazar, Isac and Niu, Yuran and Golias, Evangelos and Wiemann, Carsten and Gloskovskii, Andrei and Schlueter, Christoph and Jeromin, Arno and Keller, Thomas F. and Tong, Haijie and Ejnermark, Sebastian and Pan, Jinshan}},
  issn         = {{1005-0302}},
  keywords     = {{Hard X-ray photoelectron emission spectroscopy; Martensite stainless steel; Surface oxide film; Synchrotron microscopic X-ray absorption spectroscopy; Synchrotron X-ray photoelectron emission microscopy}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{191--203}},
  publisher    = {{Chinese Society of Metals}},
  series       = {{Journal of Materials Science and Technology}},
  title        = {{Unveiling nano-scale chemical inhomogeneity in surface oxide films formed on V- and N-containing martensite stainless steel by synchrotron X-ray photoelectron emission spectroscopy/microscopy and microscopic X-ray absorption spectroscopy}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2024.04.006}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.jmst.2024.04.006}},
  volume       = {{205}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}