Semi-Conducting Properties of Titanium Dioxide Layer on Surface of Ti-15Mo Implant Alloy in Biological Milieu |
| M. Szklarska a, G. Dercz a, J. Kubisztal a, K. Balin b and B. Łosiewicz a
aInstitute of Materials Science, University of Silesia, 75 Pułku Piechoty 1A, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland bA. Chełkowski Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, Uniwersytecka 4, 40-007 Katowice, Poland |
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| The object of this work was to investigate structure, electrochemical behavior and semiconducting properties of the TiO2 oxide layer on the Ti-15Mo implant alloy surface in normal and inflammatory conditions of physiological saline solution. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements confirm the presence of the oxide layer on the Ti-15Mo alloy surface. Electrochemical studies indicate excellent corrosion resistance of Ti-15Mo alloy in physiological saline solution. It was found that the investigated material under normal and inflammatory conditions behave like an insulator and n-type semiconductor, respectively. |
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.130.1085 PACS numbers: 87.85.jj, 82.45.Bb, 72.20.-i |