“…This result indicated that lepidocrocite (γ-FeOOH) can be identified at bands at approximately 249, 381, 650, 840, 1051, and 1303 cm –1 in all specimens, which is consistent with previous work. , The enrichment of Fe 2 O 3 bands at approximately 222, 300, 400, 500, 700, and 1318 cm –1 and Fe 3 O 4 bands at approximately 550, 675, and 1460 cm –1 were observed for the uninhibited steel surface, and these peak intensities decreased for the inhibited steel surfaces with increasing SCLE concentrations. For the inhibited surfaces, the bands at approximately 1440, 1485, and 1599 cm –1 are assigned to aromatic compounds; the substituent groups could be attributed to the bands in the 650–1000 cm –1 region; the bands at approximately 500–800 and 1616 cm –1 are assigned to C–C aliphatic chains and C–C rings, respectively; and the CC ring, CH 3 , CH bending, and C–O–C are also assigned to the bands at approximately 1577, 1446, 1301, and 1238 cm –1 . , These observed peak intensities were enhanced with increasing SCLE up to 2500 ppm, suggesting the evident adsorption of the SCLE species on the steel surface. To confirm the SEM and Raman results as well as the adsorption behavior of the SCLE component, XPS was also performed on the uninhibited and inhibited steel surfaces, and the results are given in Figure .…”