Carragher, Ursula and Breslin, Carmel B.
(2018)
Polypyrrole doped with dodecylbenzene sulfonate as a protective coating for copper.
Electrochimica Acta, 291.
pp. 362-372.
ISSN 0013-4686
Abstract
Polypyrrole doped with dodecylbenzene sulfonate (DBS) was formed at copper, PPyeDBS, and at a thin
coating of polypyrrole doped with tartrate to form a bilayer of PPyeTar/PPyeDBS at copper. The two
polymer coatings showed good protective properties. Breakdown potentials of 0.85 V and 0.93 V vs SCE
were recorded in 0.1 M NaCl for the PPyeDBS and PPyeTar/PPyeDBS bilayer, respectively. The more
protective properties of the bilayer were explained in terms of an adherent thin polymer that was formed
in the tartrate solution without significant dissolution of copper before the polymer was nucleated. The
protective properties were also evident from open-circuit potential measurements where the potential
adopted by the polymer coated copper remained constant and higher than the potential of the uncoated
copper for several days. Furthermore, a decrease in the corrosion current density was observed from
1.95 mA cm-2 for copper to 0.12 mA cm-2 for the bilayer. The concentration of DBS had an influence on the
properties of the polymer films with more protective films formed in 0.05 M DBS. The critical micelle
concentration of DBS in 0.3 M pyrrole was measured as 9.8 mM, indicating a relatively high level of
micelles in 0.05 M DBS. The protective properties of the coating were attributed to the large and
immobile DBS anion, which gives the polymer cation exchange properties, minimising the uptake of
chloride anions. In addition, the incorporation of anionic micelles may occur to repel further the chloride
anions.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Corrosion protection;
Copper;
Dodecylbenzene sulfonate;
Polypyrrole;
Tartrate; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering > Chemistry |
| Item ID: |
16093 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.08.155 |
| Depositing User: |
Dr. Carmel Breslin
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| Date Deposited: |
14 Jun 2022 14:07 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Electrochimica Acta |
| Publisher: |
Elsevier B.V. |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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