XPS and FT-IR Characterization of Selected Synthetic Corrosion Products of Zinc Expected in Neutral Environment Containing Chloride Ions

Table 2

Binding and kinetic energies for selected photoelectrons and Auger electrons estimated on the basis of experimental spectra for ZnO, Zn(OH)₂, Zn₅(OH)₈Cl₂·H₂O, ZnCO₃, and Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆ powders.

Compound	Zn 2p3/2	Zn LMM	Modified Auger parameter (α′)		Zn 3p3/2	O 1s
	(eV)	(eV)	(eV)	Reference	(eV)	O^2−lat	OH	CO3
Znfoil	1021.18	992.65	2013.83	This work	87.88	—	—	—
			2013.8	[11, 28]
ZnO	1021.47	988.75	2010.22	This work, [11]	88.18	530.2	531.4	—
			2010.1	[28, 29]
			2010.4	[30]
Zn(OH)2	1021.81	987.5	2009.31	This work	88.49	530.11	531.41	—
			2009.2	[11]
			2009	[28]
			2009.6	[29]
Zn5(OH)8Cl2·H2O	1022.21	987.22	2009.43	This work	89.13	530.1	531.89	—
ZnCO3	1022.49	987.23	2009.72	This work	89.1	—	—	532.2
			2009.7	[11, 28]
Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6	1021.88	987.9	2009.78	This work	88.68	530.05	531.35	532.05
			2009.7	[11]
			2009.6	[28]

Zinc foil (Sigma-Aldrich, Zn 99.99%) for reference only.