Fig. 5.
Experiments with different ligament size. a Flow stress σ vs. strain ε during deformation with strain rate 10−5 s−1 in compression. b Effective response of σ to jumps in the electrode potential, E, determined as δσ/δE. Straight lines: prediction by Eq. (12). c The parameter δσ/δE is normalized to the actual value of flow stress, σ 0. Note no size-dependent behavior in this case. Shaded: range of potential of zero charge, E zc. Test in 0.5 M H2SO4; ligament sizes are indicated by labels