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Illustration of the corrosion mechanism for Pt discs patterned pure iron: (a) initial corrosion reaction; (b) and (c) were the formation procedure of hydroxide layer; (d) after Pt discs fell off, the degradation rate of pure iron can be continuing accelerated by the corrosion pits.
