| NAC |
N-acetylcysteine |
| PDP |
potentiodynamic polarization |
| EIS |
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy |
| OCP |
open circuit potential |
| icorr
|
corrosion current density |
| Ecorr
|
corrosion potential |
| Rp
|
polarization resistance |
| CR |
corrosion rate |
| ba, bc
|
anodic and cathodic Tafel slopes |
| Rct
|
charge transfer resistance |
| Cdl
|
double-layer capacitance |
| Rs
|
solution resistance |
| IE% |
inhibition efficiency |
| K |
adsorption–desorption constant |
|
|
standard free adsorption energy |
| θ |
degree of surface coverage |
| χ |
electronegativity |
| ε |
chemical potential |
| η |
hardness |
| σ |
softness |
| ω |
electrophilicity index |
| ω− |
electrodonating power |
| ω+ |
electroaccepting power |
| ΔN |
fraction of the transferred electron |