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Facile synthesis of N-doped carbon dots (N-CDs) for effective corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1 M HCl solution

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N-CDs, as a novel and eco-friendly inhibitor, was synthesized easily by hydrothermal carbonization technique aiming to inhibit mild steel (MS) corrosion in 1 mol/L HCl. XRD, TEM, SEM, FTIR, UV-vis spectrophotometer and photoluminescence (PL) were utilized to characterize N-CDs. Potentiodynamic polarization (PDP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques along with the complementary surface studies were combined to investigate the corrosion inhibition capability of N-CDs for MS. N-CDs were found nanometer-sized (≈ 4 nm) with quasi-spherical morphology and high crystallinity. Inhibition efficiency, directly proportional to concentration but inversely with temperature, was measured as high as 96.73% (PDP) and 95.21% (EIS) at 200 mg/L. Inhibition mechanism refered mainly to adsorption process that good obeyed Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The surface studies, quantitatively verified by EDX, showed a smoother surface of MS in presence of the N-CDs. Furthermore, the UV-visible spectroscopy effectively revealed the complexations between iron and metal surfaces.

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Matter, E.A., El-Naggar, G.A., Nasr, F. et al. Facile synthesis of N-doped carbon dots (N-CDs) for effective corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1 M HCl solution. J Appl Electrochem 53, 2057–2075 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-023-01895-y

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