The effect of high-pressure torsion (HPT) on the corrosion behavior of a bioresorbable MgCaZn alloy (ZX00) is studied by positron annihilation.

Nanoporous gold is modified with self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of different length. The point of zero charge and the protonation/deprotonation reaction are investigated revealing precise charge control for long-chain SAMs.

For the first time reversible electrochemical control over positronium triplet quenching is observed in situ in a newly designed cell set-up, using positronium oxidation by Fe(CN)63− as case study.

The positronium chemistry of a Fe2+/3+ solution is studied under full electrochemical control. For this novel approach to positronium electrochemistry, a suitable cell setup is used, which allows simultaneously both electrochemical measurements and positron annihilation spectroscopy. For the Fe2+/3+ redox couple, positronium serves as an ideally suited atomic probe owing to the rather different positronium chemistry of Fe2+ (spin conversion) and Fe3+ (total positronium inhibition and oxidation). This enabled the precise in situ monitoring of oxidation and reduction by means of positron lifetime upon slow cycling voltammetry or galvanostatic charging. The variation of the mean positron lifetime with the Fe2+/3+ concentration ratio could be quantitatively described by a reaction rate model for positronium formation and annihilation. An asymmetric behavior of the variation of the mean positron lifetime with applied potential, as compared to the simultaneously recorded symmetric current–potential curve, could be explained by the stronger influence of Fe3+ on the characteristics of positronium formation and annihilation. The highly reversible galvanostatic charging behavior monitored by positron lifetime underlines the attractive application potentials of positronium electrochemistry for in situ studies of iron-based redox-flow battery electrolytes.