Research Article

One-Step Anodization/Sol-Gel Deposition of -Doped Silica-Zirconia Self-Healing Coating on Aluminum

Table 2

Results after fitting the EIS data for the bare and ED aluminum substrates after 1 h and 24 h exposure to 3.5% NaCl.

Sample (Ω·cm2) (Ssncm−2) (Ω·cm2) (Ssncm−2) Rct (Ω·cm2)

Bare Al-1 h2.377.88 0.9770.444.76 0.836.04 40.003
Bare Al-24 h1.543.38 0.96124.75.89 0.812.11 40.011
ED-Al-1 h27.475.56 0.79163.53.20 0.912.02 60.015
ED-Al-24 h27.341.26 0.83637.28.07 0.864.34 60.011