Inhibition behavior for copper corrosion by photoelectrochemical methods

The application of photoelectrochemical methods in the inhibition effects for copper corrosion was described. The methods include cyclic voltammetry photocurrent measurements, intensity modulated photocurrent spectrum(IMPS) and laser scanning photoelectrochemical microscopic method(PEM) which have been applied to the evaluation of inhibitors and inhibition behavior. The inhibition effect of BTA for copper corrosion is better than that of 4CBTA, 5CBTA, CBT 1, PTD, BT 250, CBTME and CBTBE at the same concentration. The inhibition mechanism of the derivatives of BTA with —COOH group(4CBTA, 5CBTA, CBT 1) is different from those with estergroup(CBTME, CBTBE).