Electrochemical Synthesis and Corrosion Behaviour of Poly(o–anisidine)‐TiO2 Nanocomposite on ZnNi‐Plated Carbon Steel

Abstract

AbstractElectrosynthesis of poly(o‐anisidine) (POA) homopolymer and poly(o‐anisidine)‐TiO2 (POA‐TiO2) nanocomposite were carried out on ZnNi plated carbon steel (CS/ZnNi). The synthesis was achieved cyclic voltammetry technique in 0.2 M sodium oxalate solution containing 0.1 M o‐anisidine and o‐anisidine + 0.2 gL−1 TiO2 nanoparticles for POA and POA‐TiO2, respectively. The POA and POA‐TiO2 nanocomposite were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersion x‐ray analysis (EDX), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, linear sweep voltammetry, open circuit potential‐time and potentiodynamic polarization techniques. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, open circuit potential‐time (Eocp‐t) and potentiodynamic polarization tests were done in 3.5% NaCl solution. Potentiodynamic polarization curves showed that a strong decrease of corrosion current for POA‐TiO2 coated CS/ZnNi (CS/ZnNi/POA‐TiO2) electrode when compared to the POA coated CS/ZnNi (CS/ZnNi/POA) and CS/ZnNi electrodes. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy results indicated that polarization resistance (Rp) of the CS/ZnNi/POA‐TiO2 electrode was higher than the other electrodes. These results revealed that TiO2 nanoparticles increased the anticorrosive property of the POA film.