“…corresponding to the cubic crystalline Mg 3 N 2 layer with diffraction planes of (321), (400), and (611) at 34.46 , 36.73 and 57.65 , respectively, and crystallite size of 30 nm. XPS is employed to determine the chemical states of Ca, P, O, N, and F. The survey XPS spectrum reveals the peak of Ca2p, P2p, O1s, N1s, C1s, and F1s at 350.4, Bode and Bode-phase plots of the coated AZ91 Mg alloy after immersion in for 1, 24, 48, 72, 96, 108, and 120 hr (the results represent averages of three trials) T A B L E 1 EIS analysis parameters and pH values of the AZ91 Mg alloy and nitrided AZ91 Mg alloy after immersion for 1, 24, and 48 hr .8, 529.6, 284.8, 404.8, and 684 eV, respectively 7,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. The highresolution spectra are displayed in FigureS1.The XPS depth profile of the coated AZ91 Mg alloy (Figure2) reveals the presence of calcium and phosphorus in the top coating with a thickness of 790 nm and a PAA/Cip middle multilayer (deposited 10 times) with a total thickness of 8,650 nm (thickness of each layer is about 865 nm).…”