Graphene Oxide Coatings Deposited on Steel Substrate Using Electrophoretic Deposition and Electrochemical Evaluation of Coatings in Saline Media

Abstract:

In this study graphene coatings were deposited on mild steel substrate using feasible and environmental friendly method. The successful synthesis of graphite oxide was carried by the modified Hummer’s method. Graphene oxide (GO) coatings were developed from GO/water suspension using electrophoretic deposition (EPD). The EPD parameters voltage and deposition time were varied to deposit uniform adherent coatings. The coatings were post heat treated at 200 °C in vacuum for 4h to assess the effect on coated samples. GO and GO-EPD coating morphology were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Linear polarization (LPR) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests were performed in saline solution to evaluate electrochemical response. Coatings were partially reduced due to removal of oxygen containing functional groups during EPD and post heat treatments. The GO post heat treated coating had better corrosion resistance ~2 times than that of bare mild steel and higher charge transfer resistance.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 778)
• Pages: 111-117
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.778.111
• Online since: September 2018
• Authors: Zaeem Ur Rehman, Mohsin Ali Raza*, Faizan Ali Ghauri, Rumasa Kanwal, Akhlaq Ahmad, Aqil Inam
• Keywords: Corrosion, Electrochemical Spectroscopy, Electrophoretic Deposition, Graphene, Impedance Spectroscopy, Mild Steel

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