THE GROWTH AND LOCALIZED BREAKDOWN OF THE
PASSIVE FILM ON IRON IN 0.05 M NaOH STUDIED
IN SITU USING RAMAN MICROSCOPY AND
POTENTIODYNAMIC POLARIZATION
Michél Karin Nieuwoudt
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy
Johannesburg, October 2012