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2025

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Overview

Philippe Marcus is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research focuses primarily on materials science and engineering, with significant contributions in the subfields of materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, metals and alloys, and mechanical engineering.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
  • Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Anodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures
  • Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications

Philippe Marcus has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Corrosion Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of The Electrochemical Society
  • Applied Surface Science
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts

Some of their recent published papers are:

  • Study of the surface oxides and corrosion behaviour of an equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy by XPS and ToF-SIMS, 2020, Corrosion Science
  • High-Current-Density CO2-to-CO Electroreduction on Ag-Alloyed Zn Dendrites at Elevated Pressure, 2020, Joule
  • The native oxide film on a model aluminium-copper alloy studied by XPS and ToF-SIMS, 2020, Corrosion Science
  • Adsorption mechanism of quaternary ammonium corrosion inhibitor on carbon steel surface using ToF-SIMS and XPS, 2023, Corrosion Science
  • DFT studies of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and 2-mercaptobenzimidazole as corrosion inhibitors for copper, 2020, Corrosion Science

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, their most common co-authors being:

  • Antoine Seyeux
  • Sandrine Zanna
  • Vincent Maurice
  • Dimitri Mercier
  • Frédéric Wiame

Best Publications

  • Corrosion Mechanisms in Theory and Practice

    Philippe Marcus

  • Bio-inspired hydrophobicity promotes CO 2 reduction on a Cu surface

    David Wakerley;Sarah Lamaison;François Ozanam;Nicolas Menguy

  • X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of copper and zinc oxides and sulphides

    G. Deroubaix;P. Marcus

  • Localized corrosion (pitting): A model of passivity breakdown including the role of the oxide layer nanostructure

    P. Marcus;V. Maurice;H.-H. Strehblow;H.-H. Strehblow

  • X‐Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study of Passive Films Formed on (100) Fe‐18Cr‐13Ni Single‐Crystal Surfaces

    V. Maurice;W. P. Yang;P. Marcus

  • The anodic dissolution and passivation of NiCrFe alloys studied by ESCA

    P. Marcus;J.M. Grimal

  • XPS and STM study of the growth and structure of passive films in high temperature water on a nickel-base alloy

    A Machet;A Machet;A Galtayries;S Zanna;L Klein

  • Corrosion protection of magnesium alloys by cerium, zirconium and niobium-based conversion coatings

    Hélène Ardelean;Isabelle Frateur;Philippe Marcus

  • Oxidation of magnesium

    V. Fournier;P. Marcus;I. Olefjord

  • A first quantitative XPS study of the surface films formed, by exposure to water, on Mg and on the Mg–Al intermetallics: Al3Mg2 and Mg17Al12

    Ming Liu;Ming Liu;Ming Liu;Sandrine Zanna;Helene Ardelean;Isabelle Frateur

  • Initial surface film on magnesium metal: A characterization by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and photocurrent spectroscopy (PCS)

    M. Santamaria;F. Di Quarto;S. Zanna;P. Marcus

  • On some fundamental factors in the effect of alloying elements on passivation of alloys

    P. Marcus

  • XPS and STM Study of Passive Films Formed on Fe‐22Cr(110) Single‐Crystal Surfaces

    V. Maurice;W. P. Yang;P. Marcus

  • Low-temperature atomic layer deposition of Al2O3 thin coatings for corrosion protection of steel: Surface and electrochemical analysis

    Belén Díaz;Emma Härkönen;Jolanta Światowska;Vincent Maurice

  • Analytical methods in corrosion science and engineering

    Philippe Marcus;Florian B. Mansfeld

  • Intercomparison of surface analysis of thin aluminium oxide films

    I. Olefjord;H. J. Mathieu;P. Marcus

  • In situ STM study of the duplex passive films formed on Cu(111) and Cu(001) in 0.1 M NaOH

    Julia Kunze;Vincent Maurice;Lorena H. Klein;Hans-Henning Strehblow

  • Li-Ion Intercalation in Thermal Oxide Thin Films of MoO3 as Studied by XPS, RBS, and NRA

    Jolanta Swiatowska-Mrowiecka;Soline De Diesbach;Vincent Maurice;Sandrine Zanna

  • Progress in corrosion science at atomic and nanometric scales

    Vincent Maurice;Philippe Marcus

  • Surface study of a titanium-based ceramic electrode material by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

    J Pouilleau;D Devilliers;H Groult;P Marcus

  • In situ STM study of the initial stages of oxidation of Cu(111) in aqueous solution

    V. Maurice;H.-H. Strehblow;P. Marcus

  • XPS and STM Investigation of the Passive Film Formed on Cr(110) Single‐Crystal Surfaces

    V. Maurice;W. P. Yang;P. Marcus

  • Role of adsorbed sulphur in the dissolution and passivation of nickel and nickel-sulphur alloys

    J. Oudar;P. Marcus

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent Maurice
Vincent Maurice Chimie ParisTech
Dominique Costa
Dominique Costa Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris
Hans-Henning Strehblow
Hans-Henning Strehblow Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Mikko Ritala
Mikko Ritala University of Helsinki
Andrej Atrens
Andrej Atrens University of Queensland
Bernard Tribollet
Bernard Tribollet Sorbonne University
Gerald S. Frankel
Gerald S. Frankel The Ohio State University
Herman Terryn
Herman Terryn Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Christian Minot
Christian Minot Sorbonne University
Kim Verbeken
Kim Verbeken Ghent University

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