title: An atomistic insight into the corrosion of the oxide film in liquid lead-bismuth eutectic.
abstract: When used as a protective scale, the Fe3O4 layer covering the stainless steel surface in accelerator driven subcritical systems (ADS) is corroded by liquid lead-bismuth eutectics (LBE). By performing theoretical calculations, we reveal that both Pb and Bi at the interface between the LBE and the Fe3O4 scale, favorably adsorb onto the Fe3O4 surfaces, weakening the strength of Fe-O bonds nearby significantly. This facilitates the movement of iron atoms toward the deposited Pb(Bi) and away from the Fe3O4 surface, thus causing corrosion. Such corrosion behavior becomes severe if oxygen vacancies exist in the surface region.
authors.affiliation: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, and Department of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Dongdong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Pan