Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials via Sol-Gel Process with Anti-Corrosive Effect for Cu, Al and Zn Metallic Substrates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of Modified ZnO-Nanoparticles
2.2. Metallic Coatings
2.3. Characterization Methods
2.3.1. Dynamic Light Scattering Measurements
2.3.2. SEM Microscopy
2.3.3. FTIR Analysis
2.3.4. Contact Angle Measurement
2.3.5. Electrochemical Characterization
2.3.6. Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (SE)
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. DLS Measurements
3.2. Morphological Structure
3.3. FTIR Analysis
3.4. Contact Angle Measurements
3.5. Potentiodynamic Polarization Measurements
Polarization Resistance (Rp)
3.6. Films Thickness and Roughness Measurements
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample No. | Silane Precursors | Chemical Formula | |
---|---|---|---|
N1 | Octyltriethoxysilane | OTES | |
N2 | (3-glycidyloxypropy)trimethoxysilane | GPTMS | |
N3 | Octadecyltriethoxysilane | ODTES |
Alkoxysilane Type | Sample No. | Z Average (nm) | P1 (nm) | P2 (nm) | PdI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | ZnO | 299 | 268 | - | 0.291 |
TEOS/OTES | N1 | 437 | 352 | 87 | 0.641 |
TEOS/GPTMS | N2 | 269 | 226 | - | 0.313 |
TEOS/ODTES | N3 | 387 | 404 | 32 | 0.573 |
Metallic Substrate | Sample | Eoc (mV) | Ecorr (mV) | icorr (nA/cm2) | βc (mV) | βa (mV) | Rp (kΩxcm2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cu | N1 | –222 | –197 | 2.397 | 274.25 | 47.37 | 7.32 |
N2 | –231 | –227 | 812.97 | 370.30 | 74.61 | 33.21 | |
N3 | –244 | –229 | 1.935 | 343.13 | 56.79 | 10.94 | |
Al | N1 | –764 | –755 | 109.66 | 166.60 | 65.84 | 187.10 |
N2 | –779 | –757 | 130.31 | 145.25 | 37.31 | 99.05 | |
N3 | –844 | –871 | 155.26 | 124.94 | 115.75 | 168.26 | |
Zn | N1 | –996 | –1.059 | 5.013 | 97.72 | 95.82 | 4.19 |
N2 | –1.005 | –1.021 | 2.380 | 156.01 | 70.15 | 8.84 | |
N3 | –981 | –985 | 5.710 | 242.58 | 80.90 | 4.61 |
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Somoghi, R.; Purcar, V.; Alexandrescu, E.; Gifu, I.C.; Ninciuleanu, C.M.; Cotrut, C.M.; Oancea, F.; Stroescu, H. Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials via Sol-Gel Process with Anti-Corrosive Effect for Cu, Al and Zn Metallic Substrates. Coatings 2021, 11, 444. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11040444
Somoghi R, Purcar V, Alexandrescu E, Gifu IC, Ninciuleanu CM, Cotrut CM, Oancea F, Stroescu H. Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials via Sol-Gel Process with Anti-Corrosive Effect for Cu, Al and Zn Metallic Substrates. Coatings. 2021; 11(4):444. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11040444
Chicago/Turabian StyleSomoghi, Raluca, Violeta Purcar, Elvira Alexandrescu, Ioana Catalina Gifu, Claudia Mihaela Ninciuleanu, Cosmin Mihai Cotrut, Florin Oancea, and Hermine Stroescu. 2021. "Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials via Sol-Gel Process with Anti-Corrosive Effect for Cu, Al and Zn Metallic Substrates" Coatings 11, no. 4: 444. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11040444