https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04444
The most negative @[email protected] at which the passivating @[email protected] is formed. The passivation potential is equal to or more positive than the equilibrium potential of formation of the phase constituting the @[email protected] Usually, the @[email protected] goes through a maximum at the passivation potential.
See also:
corrosion
, passive state (in electrochemical corrosion)