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Graphene and Graphene/Polymer Composites as the Most Efficient Protective Coatings for Steel, Aluminum and Copper in Corrosive Media: A Review of Recent Studies
Author(s) -
Ehsani Ali,
Heidari Ali Akbar,
Sajedi Maryam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the chemical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1528-0691
pISSN - 1527-8999
DOI - 10.1002/tcr.201900021
Subject(s) - graphene , materials science , corrosion , toughness , composite material , aluminium , copper , layer (electronics) , nanotechnology , metallurgy
Abstract The metal corrosion is considered as a severe threat to the national economy and industry structure, capable of triggering significant economic losses and severe damages, involving innumerable fields in daily life and industries. This review provides an overview of the physioelectrochemical studies on anticorrosive properties of various types of graphene coatings. Required electrochemical techniques for the investigation of anticorrosive efficiency, various types of graphene‐based materials coatings along with different routes to provide desirable coated layers are discussed in detail. After all, we intend to show that the modified graphene nanosheets can be regarded as effective protective layers against metal corrosion not only because of their extraordinary mechanical strength and toughness, which can be reached with a vastly thin layer, but also for their high transparency, cost‐efficiency and stability.