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Elia, Alice, Dowsett, M. G. and Adriaens, Annemie (2015) Electrochemical characterization of bronze historical objects using voltammetry of microparticles. Applied Physics A, 118 (2). pp. 449-455. doi:10.1007/s00339-014-8342-2 ISSN 0947-8396.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8342-2
Abstract
This work presents the application of voltammetry of microparticles (VMP) to the characterization of metallic artefacts. The paper illustrates the principle of the technique and the methods for the identification of metals and copper minerals. VMP can be considered a non-invasive technique as it requires a minimum amount of material for performing the analyses. To emphasize the efficacy of this technique regarding characterization of cultural heritage materials, two bronze artefacts of different historical periods were investigated. By using a paraffin-impregnated graphite electrode, the composition of the alloy and the copper minerals present in their patinas were analysed and identified. The results obtained from the electrochemical characterization were confirmed by complementary analysis carried out with X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Applied Physics A | ||||||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0947-8396 | ||||||||
Official Date: | February 2015 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 118 | ||||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 449-455 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s00339-014-8342-2 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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