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A comparative study on protective properties of electrosynthesized poly(pyrrole)/poly(N-methylpyrrole), poly(pyrrole)/poly(N-phenylpyrrole), poly(pyrrole)/poly(N-methoxyphenylpyrrole) composite coatings

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In this study, three sets of different bilayered composite coatings of pyrrole and N-substituted pyrroles were synthesized by a layer-by-layer approach on copper surface and corrosion performances of the synthesized materials were compared. Electrodepositions of poly(N-methylpyrrole), poly(N-phenylpyrrole), and poly(N-methoxyphenylpyrrole) were performed in nonaqueous medium on a poly(pryrrole)-coated copper surface using cyclic voltammetry. The morphologies of the resulting bilayered composite coatings of poly(pyrrole)/poly(N-methylpyrrole), poly(pyrrole)/poly(N-phenylpyrrole), and poly(pyrrole)/poly(N-methoxyphenylpyrrole) were investigated by scanning electron microscopy. Stabilities of a doping-dedoping process of the composites were determined from the cyclic voltammetric study of the bilayer-coated electrodes in a monomer-free solution. Corrosion performances of the bilayer composite-coated and uncoated copper electrodes were investigated in 0.1 M H2SO4 solution using open circuit potential–time (E ocp–t) curves, anodic polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. All the investigated bilayered coatings gave significant enhancement in the corrosion resistance of copper, compared to the single poly(pyrrole) coating. Stability and corrosion tests revealed that the composite material poly(pyrrole)/poly(N-methoxyphenylpyrrole) exhibited higher electrochemical stability and corrosion resistant behavior than the other bilayered composite coatings.

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Duran, B., Bereket, G. A comparative study on protective properties of electrosynthesized poly(pyrrole)/poly(N-methylpyrrole), poly(pyrrole)/poly(N-phenylpyrrole), poly(pyrrole)/poly(N-methoxyphenylpyrrole) composite coatings. J Coat Technol Res 10, 897–907 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-013-9529-8

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