%0 journal article
%@ 0010-938X
%A Lu, X.,Blawert, C.,Tolnai, D.,Subroto, T.,Kainer, K.U.,Zhang, T.,Wang, F.,Zheludkevich, M.L.

%D 2018
%J Corrosion Science
%N 
%P 395-402 
%R doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2018.05.019
%T 3D reconstruction of plasma electrolytic oxidation coatings on Mg alloy via synchrotron radiation tomography
%U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2018.05.019
 
%X Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is a well-known surface treatment for Mg alloys, while high porosity is an issue to achieve long-term corrosion protection. Nevertheless, the presence of inherent porosity can be turned into advantage while used as nano/micro-structured reservoir of corrosion inhibitors or functional agents next to Mg surface providing an active corrosion protection and multi-functionality. For the first time, we report here the 3D internal architecture of PEO coated Mg via synchrotron-based microtomography. The pore characteristics have been qualitatively and quantitatively investigated to unveil the formation of the coating porosity and potential incorporation of functional elements in the pores.