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Electrochemical, spectroscopic and microscopic investigation of PEDOT coated nickel plate from aqueous micellar solutions and its anti-corrosion performances

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Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) was electrosynthesized on nickel electrodes from aqueous micellar solutions of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) containing sodium saccharin or sodium perchlorate as supporting electrolytes. The choice of the aqueous medium for the preparation of PEDOT is mainly dictated by its relevant interest on the economic and ecological fronts. The electrodeposition of the organic coating was achieved using cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry and chronopotentiometry. This latter electrochemical method proved to be the most suited to the preparation of homogeneous and adherent PEDOT films. Elsewhere, the presence of SDBS micelles in the electrolytic medium led to an improvement of the monomer solubility and a notable decrease in its oxidation potential. Furthermore, spectroscopic and microscopic characterization techniques revealed regular and compact nodule-like structure of the coating and proved the increase in its doping rate when increasing the electrosynthesis current density. On the other hand, in order to discuss the potential application of the prepared conducting polymer as protective layer against corrosion, several electrochemical tests were performed, using open circuit potential (OCP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) methods. OCP curves have shown a slight increase in the potential toward more positive values, while the EIS measurements have given a 90° capacitive line indicating the pure capacitive behavior of the polymeric system and have proven the presence of a fast charge transfer at the metal/polymer and polymer/solution interfaces.

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This work was supported by the MESRSFC and CNRST (Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique) (Morocco) under Grant No. PPR/30/2015.

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  1. Equipe d’Electrochimie, Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée et Environnement (LCAE), Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed 1er, 60000, Oujda, Morocco

    Z. Aouzal, M. Bouabdallaoui, A. El Guerraf & E. A. Bazzaoui

  2. Laboratoire Matériaux et Environnement (LME), Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Zohr, 80000, Agadir, Morocco

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  3. Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima Institute of Technology, 2-1-1 Miyake, Saeki-Ku, Hiroshima, 731-5193, Japan

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Aouzal, Z., Bouabdallaoui, M., El Guerraf, A. et al. Electrochemical, spectroscopic and microscopic investigation of PEDOT coated nickel plate from aqueous micellar solutions and its anti-corrosion performances. J Coat Technol Res 20, 1053–1068 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-022-00724-9

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