Application of self-assembly for replacing chromate in corrosion protection of zinc

Due to the toxic and carcinogenic properties of hexavalent chromium ion, the corrosion protection with chromating technique needs replacement. Several environmentally friendly alternative metal pretreatments have already been proposed. One of these methods is the application of self-assembling molecules to form mono- or multilayers on the metal surfaces. These layers can prevent metal dissolution due to their dense and stable structure. The objective of our studies was to protect zinc surface against corrosion, with a thin phosphonate layer. Aqueous solutions of diphosphonic acid with different alkyl chain lengths were applied with different treatment times. The layer formation, stability, and corrosion protection of these films were monitored by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and the effect of 1,5-diphosphono-pentane (DPP) on zinc was studied by polarization curves. The wetting properties were determined by static contact angle measurement. 1,5-Diphosphono-pentane forms a thin layer, with a pronounced protective ability in neutral aqueous solutions. The application of self-assembling molecules can be a promising method to replace the chromating technique on zinc surface.     

IrO2电极在4-氯苯酚水溶液中的电化学活性

研究了在4-氯苯酚(简称氯酚)电化学稳定窗口内氯酚对Ti基IrO2电极在酸性水溶液中电化学活性的影响. 循环伏安(CV)与电化学阻抗谱(EIS)测试均显示, 几乎在整个氯酚的电化学稳定电位区间内, 氯酚对氧化物电极均起到活化作用. 以金属Ir电极为对比试样的测试结果却显示, 由于氯酚易于在金属表面吸附, 氯酚在其电化学稳定窗口内对金属电极的活性产生抑制作用. 基于氯酚对上述两类电极电化学行为影响的差异, 提出活性氧化物自身在上述电位区间内发生从低价态到高价态的转变, 进而用于氧化去除吸附在电极表面的有机分子, 可能是氯酚对IrO2电极造成活化的主要原因.     

Electron Transfer through Monolayers of Mixed Long-chain Aliphatic Acids and Alcohols

Properties of monolayers of cetyl, stearyl, and eicosyl alcohols and stearic and behenic acids and their mixtures are studied, along with the kinetics of a redox reaction of hemin adsorbed on these monolayers. Three-dimensional computer models of corresponding monolayers are constructed and compared with their electrochemical behavior. Properties of monolayers of cetyl alcohol in acid and alkaline solutions and stearyl alcohol in acid solutions correspond to package of molecules in a stretched conformation oriented normally to the electrode surface; for the other one-component systems, the monolayer structure is less regular. The hemin redox reaction rate has no correlation whatsoever with the monolayer thickness and is defined by the length of the electron transfer path (over a chain of covalent bonds and through van der Waals contacts between molecules). The stronger the deviation of the conformation of molecules from the stretched one, the shorter the effective path of the electron transfer. In mixed films of stearic acid and cetyl alcohol (1 : 6), it is sometimes possible to keep molecules of stearic acid in a stretched conformation, thus inhibiting the electron transfer along the hydrocarbon chain of this molecule to a maximum extent. The other mixed systems, while making the conformation more stretched, fail to provide for a completely regular structure.     

Preparation and characterization of n-alkanoic acid self-assembled monolayers adsorbed on 316L stainless steel

The electrochemical formation and characterization of decanoic, myristic, palmitic, and stearic acid self-assembled monolayers on a native oxide surface of 316L stainless steel have been studied. This work describes a new approach to surface modification of stainless steel in which the self-assembly of n-alkanoic acids is facilitated by applying a potential to the stainless steel in an organic electrolyte solution. While decanoic acid forms a disorganized monolayer as a result of sweeping the potential in an acetonitrile solution containing 0.1 mM of the respective acid, longer acids, that is, myristic and palmitic acids, form highly ordered closed-packed monolayers. This electrochemical approach results in highly reproducible monolayers that are deposited within a shorter time than the traditional assembly process. The monolayers were characterized by cyclic voltammetry, double-layer capacity (ac voltammetry), contact angle measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and external reflection-absorption Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The utilization and implications of this modification technique are discussed.     

Synthesize,Characterization, and Corrosion Inhibition of Polypyrrole Thin Films on Copper

Polypyrrole (PPy) coatings were synthesized on copper by electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole monomer in aqueous acidic and basic solutions by cyclic voltammetry. The coatings were characterized with CV, UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. The corrosion protection aspects of PPy coatings have been investigated using the potentiodynamic polarization technique and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The potentiodynamic polarization measurements show that the PPy coating has ability to protect the copper against corrosion. It was concluded that a complete corrosion protective PPy film could not be obtained through direct electro-oxidation procedure. This may be due to copper dissolution in the monomer oxidation potential range.     

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkoxycyanobiphenyl thiols on gold--a study of electron transfer reaction using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of liquid crystalline thiol-terminated alkoxycyanobiphenyl molecules with different alkyl chain lengths on Au surface have been studied for the first time using electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The barrier property of the SAM-modified surfaces was evaluated using two different redox probes, namely potassium ferro/ferri cyanide and hexaammineruthenium(III) chloride. It was found that for short-length alkyl chain thiol (C5) the electron transfer reaction of hexaammineruthenium(III) chloride takes place through tunneling mechanism. In contrast, redox reaction of potassium ferro/ferri cyanide is almost completely blocked by the SAM-modified Au surface. From the impedance data, a surface coverage value of >99.9% was calculated for all the thiol molecules.     

Effects of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole on the inhibition of copper corrosion in acidic chloride solutions

Effects of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (ATA) on the inhibition of copper corrosion in 0.5 M HCl solutions have been studied using gravimetric, electrochemical, and Raman spectroscopy investigations. Weight-loss measurements after varied immersion periods revealed that the dissolution rate of copper decreased to a minimum, while the inhibition efficiency (zeta%) and consequently the degree of surface coverage (theta) increased with the presence of ATA and the increase of its concentration. Potentiodynamic polarization, chronoamperometric, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements after 0, 24, and 48 h immersion of the copper electrode in the test solutions showed that the presence of ATA molecules significantly decreased cathodic, anodic, and corrosion (jcorr) currents and corrosion rates (Rcorr) and greatly increased polarization resistance (Rp), zeta%, and theta; this effect was increased on increasing the ATA content in the solution. Raman spectroscopy confirmed that ATA molecules strongly adsorbed onto the copper surface, blocking its active sites and preventing it from being corroded easily.     

Self-assembly of amino-functionalized monolayers on silicon surfaces and preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces based on alkanoic acid dual layers and surface roughening

Reproducibly smooth amino-functionalized surfaces were obtained by deposition of aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMS) at the vapor/solid interface. Characteristics of these amino-functionalized surfaces were evaluated based on atomic force microscopy, water contact angle measurement and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results showed that APTMS modified surfaces are very homogeneous and the chemical reactivity of modified surfaces can be ensured with high free amino content. Furthermore, for the purpose of tailoring the wettability of silicon surface, dual self-assembled films were achieved by performing reaction between amino-functionalized surface and n-alkanoic acids with different chain length. The wettability of the self-assembled films can be adjusted with altering the hydrocarbon chain length of alkanoic acids. Moreover, cooperation of dual self-assembled films with surface roughening, superhydrophobic surfaces with CA larger than 153 degrees were obtained. Thus, the wettability of modified surfaces can be altered greatly with changing hydrocarbon chain length of self-assembled films.     

The Structure and Properties of TiO(2)-Cu(II)-EDTA Ternary Surface Complexes

The formation, composition, structure, and electrochemical properties of ternary surface complexes between copper(II) and ethylenediaminetetraacetate adsorbed on TiO(2) xerogels and on thin-film TiO(2) electrodes from solutions of varying pH have been studied by potentiometry, EPR spectroscopy, and electrochemical methods. The results strongly indicate that, in contrast to other organic ligands, B-type ternary surface complexes are formed in this system. The organic ligand forms an isolating layer between the surface of the TiO(2) electrode and the redox-active copper ions. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

Application of Polytyramine Nanoparticles to the Corrosion Protection of Copper

Electrochemical polymerization of tyramine was achieved on copper electrode surface from tyramine in 0.3 M oxalic acid (pH=1.2) solution by using cyclic voltammetry technique. The formation of polytyramine nanoparicles (PTN) were characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV), fourier transform infrared‐attenuated total reflectance (FTIR‐ATR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The corrosion behavior of PTN coated copper was investigated by means of the change of open circuit potential with exposure time (E_ocp t), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and anodic polarization curves in 3.5 % NaCl solutions at room temperature. The obtained results showed the shift of corrosion potential toward positive values for electropolymerized copper and a significant decrease in corrosion current and corrosion rate in comparison with bare copper, so that the PTNs coating could be used as an important protection against corrosion of copper.     

紫铜表面3-巯丙基三乙氧基硅烷薄膜的制备与耐蚀性能

利用傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱分析了3-巯丙基三乙氧基硅烷分别在酸性和碱性的醇-水溶液中水解后以及在紫铜表面成膜后的结构特征. 利用极化曲线、电化学阻抗谱(EIS)和盐水浸泡实验测试了硅烷膜的耐腐蚀性能. 结果表明: 3-巯丙基三乙氧基硅烷在酸性溶液中能够发生一定程度的水解并生成Si―OH结构, 且当该溶液在自然状态下晾干后, 其水解程度进一步增大. 在碱性溶液中该硅烷只发生少量的水解, 溶液中含有较多SiOCH₂CH₃结构, 且在溶液自然晾干后水解程度也没有明显增大. 由酸性硅烷溶液制得的薄膜中硅烷分子以Si―O―Si 键相互交联的程度比由碱性硅烷溶液制得的薄膜高. 硅烷膜降低了紫铜电极的腐蚀电流密度, 其保护效率分别为90.3%(酸性)和79.2%(碱性). 在3.5% (w) NaCl溶液中浸泡24 h后, 由酸性溶液制得的薄膜表现出更高的阻抗值, 而由碱性溶液制得的薄膜则基本失去了对基底的保护能力.     

In situ analysis of the Martian soil by gas chromatography: decoding of complex chromatograms of organic molecules of exobiological interest

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) will be used in future space exploration missions, in order to seek organic molecules at the surface of Mars, and especially potential chemical indicators of life. Carboxylic acids are among the most expected organic species at the surface of Mars, and they could be numerous in the analysed samples. For this reason, a chemometric method was applied to support the interpretation of chromatograms of carboxylic acid mixtures. The method is based on AutoCovariance Function (ACVF) in order to extract information on the sample--number and chemical structure of the components--and on separation performance. The procedure was applied to standard samples containing targeted compounds which are among the most expected to be present in the Martian soil: n-alkanoic and benzene dicarboxylic acids. ACVF was computed on the obtained chromatograms and plotted versus retention time: peaks of the ACVF plot can be related to specific molecular structures and are diagnostic for chemical identification of compounds.     

Electrochemical derivatization of carbon surface by reduction of in situ generated diazonium cations

The derivatization of a glassy carbon electrode surface was achieved by electrochemical reduction of several in situ generated diazonium cations. The diazonium cations were synthesized in the electrochemical cell by reaction of the corresponding amines with NaNO2 in aqueous HCl. The versatility of the method was demonstrated by using six diazonium cations. This deposition method, which involves simple reagents and does not require the isolation and purification of the diazonium salt, enabled the grafting of covalently bounded layers which exhibited properties very similar to those of layers obtained by the classical derivatization method involving isolated diazonium salt dissolved in acetonitrile or aqueous acid solution. Cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy carried out in aqueous solutions containing electroactive redox probe molecules such as Fe(CN)6(3-/4-) and Ru(NH3)6(3+) confirmed the barrier properties of the deposited layers. The chemical composition of the grafted layers was determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and surface coverage in the range 3 x 10(-10) to 6 x 10(-10) mol cm(-2) was estimated for films grown in our experimental conditions.     

Corrosion inhibition performance of 1,3,5-triazinyl urea derivatives as a corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1?N HCL

The inhibition effect of 1,3,5-triazinyl urea derivatives, viz. 1-(4-cyclohexyl amino)-6-(3,4-dimethoxy phenyl ethyl amino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-3-p-tolyurea (4-CADT) and 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(4-(cyclohexyl amino)-6-(3,4-dimethoxy phenyl ethyl amino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) urea (4-CCADT), were evaluated against mild steel (MS) corrosion in 1 N HCl solutions using conventional weight loss, potentiodynamic polarization, linear polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopic studies. The losses in weights of MS samples have proved that both were efficient corrosion inhibitors. The mixed mode of inhibition was confirmed by electrochemical polarizations and the results of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy have shown the changes in the impedance parameters like charge transfer resistance and double-layer capacitance to confirm the strong adsorption on the MS surface inhibition of MS. The changes in concentrations of the inhibitors were due to the adsorption of the molecules evaluated leading to the formation of a protective layer on the surface of MS. The inhibition action of these compounds was assumed to occur via adsorption on the steel surface through the active centers contained in the molecules.     

Surface treatment of zinc by Schiff’s bases and its corrosion study

The zinc metal surface is chemically modified by newly synthesized Schiff’s bases and its corrosion protection is investigated. The influence of concentration of Schiff’s bases on modification of zinc surface and immersion time in treatment bath are investigated and optimized for maximum corrosion protection efficiency. The electrochemical studies of treated zinc specimens are performed in aqueous acid solution using galvanostatic polarization technique. The treated zinc samples show good corrosion resistance. The recorded electrochemical data of chemically treated samples indicate a basic modification of the zinc surface. The protection efficiency of organic layer formed on zinc surface is tested by varying the acid concentration and temperature of the corrosive medium. The corrosion protection efficiency increases with the concentration of Schiff’s bases and immersion time. This is due to a strong interaction between zinc and the organic molecules, which results in the formation of a protective layer. This layer prevents the contact of aggressive medium with the zinc surface. The surface modification is confirmed by the scanning electron microscopy images. The interaction between metal atoms and Schiff’s bases is also established by IR studies. Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2007, Vol. 43, No. 7, pp. 886–892. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

IrO2电极在含有机小分子水溶液中的电化学活性

通过循环伏安（CV）与电化学阻抗谱（EIS）测试研究了Ti基IrO2系活性涂层电极在含甲醇、甲酸及甲醛三种有机小分子的Na2SO4溶液中的电化学活性,其中以电极/溶液界面的双电层电容来表征电极的活性.结果表明,与同浓度H2SO4溶液相比,该电极在Na2SO4溶液中的电化学活性发生明显下降.有机小分子的加入降低了电极的活性表面积.发现有机物能在较宽的电位范围内发生氧化反应,但在该种电极上的电氧化速率较慢.然而,伴随着析氧反应的发生,有机物的氧化也随之加快.     

Electrochemical grafting by reduction of 4-aminoethylbenzenediazonium salt: Application to the immobilization of (bio)molecules

We propose in this study a simple and rapid way to produce stable amino-derivatized conductive surfaces for the subsequent immobilization of (bio)molecules. This was achieved through the use of (4-aminoethyl)benzenediazonium salt (AEBD), which was immobilized on glassy carbon and gold electrodes by its electrochemical reduction. The presence of terminal grafted amino functions was evidenced with XPS by analyzing N1s core level. Besides this conventional surface characterisation, an electrochemical strategy is proposed here to evidence the presence of immobilized amines, in which the chemical reactivity of amines towards 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) is used. Surface-bound TNBS served as an electrochemical marker and was detected by cyclic voltammetry. Additionally, pre-modified gold electrodes with amino functions can be derivatized with biomolecules such as glutathione (GSH). Glutathione attachment was evidenced by studying the electrochemical behaviour of ferri/ferrocyanide redox before and after its immobilization. The functionalized electrodes were then used for the detection of copper ions in neutral aqueous solutions.     

Identification of flame retarding organic alkali metal salt additives in polycarbonate by flow injection electrospray ion trap mass spectrometry

Three commonly used flame retarding organic alkali metal salt additives in polycarbonate, potassium diphenylsulfone sulfonate, potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate and p-toluenesulfonic acid sodium salt could be simultaneously, quickly and conveniently identified in a polycarbonate sample by utilizing electrospray ion trap mass spectroscopy detection in flow injection mode after dissolution and precipitation of the polymer. The resulting method offered advantages of speed, selectivity and precision of identification based on two stage mass spectroscopy fragmentation patterns and mass spectral library matching for the three salts tested, and is likely to be applicable to other compounds of similar class.     

Structural effects on the barrier properties of self-assembled monolayers formed from long-chain omega-alkoxy-n-alkanethiols on copper

The adsorption of long-chain omega-alkoxy-n-alkanethiols [CH(3)(CH(2))(p-1)O(CH(2))(m)SH; m = 11, 19, 22; p = 18, 22] onto copper produces self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) that can provide protection against corrosion of the underlying metal substrate. The resulting films are 40-60 A in thickness and are isostructural with SAMs formed on copper from unsubstituted n-alkanethiols. As evidenced by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), the barrier properties of these ether-containing SAMs depend on the chain length of the adsorbate and the position of the ethereal unit along the hydrocarbon chain. For SAMs where the ether substitution is farther from the copper surface, the initial coating resistances are similar to those projected for unsubstituted n-alkanethiolate SAMs of similar thickness. For SAMs where the ether substitution is nearer to the copper surface (m = 11), the resistances are significantly less than those for unsubstituted n-alkanethiolate SAMs of similar thickness, reflecting the effect of the molecular structure on the barrier properties of the film. Upon exposure to 1 atm of O(2) at 100% RH, the SAMs become less densely packed as observed by infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and their barrier properties deteriorate as observed by EIS. The rate that the SAMs lose their barrier properties upon exposure to oxidizing conditions is correlated to the strength of intermolecular interactions within the bulk state of the adsorbate.     

AMT在青铜-柠檬酸体系中的缓蚀行为及其机理

用电化学方法、红外反射光谱法研究AMT(2-氨基-5-巯基-1,3,4-噻二唑)在青铜 -5％柠檬酸体系中的缓蚀行为和机理.结果表明,AMT能有效抑制青铜在柠檬酸中的腐蚀,属 混合型缓蚀剂.红外反射光谱表明,膜的最外层结构为Cu(Ⅰ)AMT,AMT中-NH2参与一价铜的络 合反应,环上离氨基最近的N参与配位. 缓蚀机理归因于成相膜的形成.