Premium
Effect of preparation method on the anti‐corrosive properties of nanocrystalline Zn–CoO ceramic pigments
Author(s) -
Rasouli S.,
Danaee I.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
materials and corrosion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1521-4176
pISSN - 0947-5117
DOI - 10.1002/maco.201005758
Subject(s) - materials science , nanocrystalline material , calcination , citric acid , dielectric spectroscopy , corrosion , scanning electron microscope , ceramic , chemical engineering , transmission electron microscopy , combustion , electrochemistry , metallurgy , nuclear chemistry , composite material , chemistry , nanotechnology , catalysis , organic chemistry , electrode , engineering
Abstract Zn–CoO green ceramic pigments were synthesized by two different methods; high energy ball milling and solution combustion, with two different fuels; citric acid and glycine. Products were characterized by X‐ray diffraction and scanning–transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The anti‐corrosive properties of the obtained pigments were investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. Results have shown that either by solid state reaction or combustion by citric acid, a calcination step was needed to obtain the desired phase whereas by glycine fuel, pure ZnO phase was obtained directly. TEM showed particles with mean particle size of about 70, 150, and 180 nm for glycine, citric acid, and solid state reaction samples, respectively. The corrosion performance of the coating in 3% w/v NaCl solution was evaluated by EIS and polarization measurements. According to the measurements of EIS and electrochemical polarization, the coatings with glycine‐based pigment showed the highest corrosion resistance among the prepared coatings.