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- Title
Mott–Schottky Analysis of Historical and Archaeological Copper–based Objects.
- Authors
Doménech‐Carbó, Antonio; Mödlinger, Marianne; Osete‐Cortina, Laura; Doménech‐Carbó, María Teresa
- Abstract
The application of Mott–Schottky (M−S) analysis of impedance data to sub–micro samples extracted from the corrosion patina of copper, bronze, and brass archaeological artifacts attached to graphite electrodes is described. The corresponding theoretical approach is developed to account for the contribution of the composition and structure of the corrosion patina and the effect of the bare graphite substrate. Experimental data in contact with 0.10 M Na2SO4 aqueous solution at pH 6.28 are consistent with the p‐type semiconducting nature of the main copper corrosion products, cuprite, and tenorite. The values of the apparent flat band potential and the slope of the M−S plots allow archaeological samples to be grouped according to their M−S parameters (slopes and intercepts). Assuming equivalent conditions of corrosion, the resulting grouping is judged to be dependent on the composition, and/or method of manufacture, and/or age. Studied samples include Renaissance statues from the Hofkirche in Innsbruck and a variety of objects from museums and Archaeological Heritage Office (soprintendenza) in Austria (Bad Aussee, Johanneum Graz, and the Tyrolean State Museums), and Italy (Genoa and San Remo), dating from the Bronze Age to the 18th century. Complementary data are provided by voltammetry of immobilized particles.
- Subjects
INNSBRUCK (Austria); AUSTRIA; ITALY; HISTORICAL analysis; BRONZE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL museums &; collections; BRONZE Age; EIGHTEENTH century; COPPER corrosion; AQUEOUS solutions
- Publication
ChemElectroChem, 2024, Vol 11, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
2196-0216
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/celc.202300639