Research Article

XPS and GDOES Characterization of Porous Coating Enriched with Copper and Calcium Obtained on Tantalum via Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation

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XPS survey spectra of top 10 nm of tantalum surface after PEO treatment at 450 V in electrolyte containing Ca(NO3)2 and Cu(NO3)2, with maximum binding energy 1150 eV (a) and 260 eV (b).
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