In the present work, the role of cold deformation and anodic potential on the electrochemical response of pure nickel in borate buffer solutions were investigated. The application of cold deformation gave rise to a more localized microstructure that contained a greater number of fine grains. In order to investigation of the electrochemical response of specimens, potentiodynamic polarization (PDP), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and Mott–Schottky (M–S) analysis were performed. As a result, with increasing of applied potential, the polarization resistance and passive film thickness decreased. Also, density of electron acceptor at passive layer decreased by increasing of applied potential.
