Corrosion resistance enhancement of magnesium alloy by N-doped graphene quantum dots and polymethyltrimethoxysilane composite coating

  • B. K. Jiang
  • , A. Y. Chen*
  • , J. F. Gu
  • , J. T. Fan
  • , Y. Liu
  • , P. Wang
  • , H. J. Li
  • , H. Sun
  • , J. H. Yang
  • , X. Y. Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A composite coating of N-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs)/polymethyltrimethoxysilane (PMTMS) is prepared on the surface of AZ91D magnesium alloy via electrodeposition and subsequent silane treatment. The microstructure of the N-GQDs/PMTMS composite coating is characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopy. The corrosion resistance performance is investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and immersion test in NaCl solution (3.5 wt%). The N-GQDs/PMTMS composite coating exhibits a significant enhancement of corrosion resistance due to the chemical bonding of N-GQDs coating with Mg substrate and PMTMS coating. The formation mechanisms and nature of the corrosion resistance of the N-GQDs/PMTMS coating are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)537-548
Number of pages12
JournalCarbon
Volume157
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2020

Keywords

  • Coating
  • Corrosion resistance
  • Electrochemical deposition
  • Magnesium
  • N-doped graphene quantum dots

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