Local electrochemical techniques as applied to organic coating research is briefly reviewed.
Techniques such as scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM), scanning vibrating electrode technique (SVET), local electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (LEIS), scanning kelvin probe technique (SKP), scanning reference electrode technique (SRET), and scanning ion-selective electrode technique (SIET) are discussed.
Their basic operating strategies and their applications in studying organic coatings are presented.