Enhancement of anticorrosion properties of stainless steel 304L using nanostructured ZnO thin films

Muhamed Shajudheen V P; Saravana Kumar S; Senthil Kumar V; Uma Maheswari A; Sivakumar M; Sreedevi R Mohan; Muhamed Shajudheen V P; Saravana Kumar S; Senthil Kumar V; Uma Maheswari A; Sivakumar M; Sreedevi R Mohan

doi:10.3934/matersci.2018.5.932

AIMS Materials Science

2018, Volume 5, Issue 5: 932-944. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2018.5.932

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Enhancement of anticorrosion properties of stainless steel 304L using nanostructured ZnO thin films

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Department of Physics, Karpagam University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Department of Physics, NSS College Pandalam, Kerala, India
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Department of Sciences, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Received: 23 June 2018 Accepted: 11 September 2018 Published: 26 September 2018

Nanostructured ZnO thin films were coated on stainless steel specimen (304L SS) by depositing nanoparticles of zinc oxide. The morphology and optical properties of the thin films were epitomized using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Energy Dispersive Analysis of X ray (EDAX), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) techniques. FESEM and AFM images revealed that the present depositing procedure is extremely proficient to synthesize uniform and homogeneous nanostructured thin films. The presence of excitonic peak in the PL emission spectrum confirmed the nanocrystalline nature of the thin films. The anticorrosion nature of the zinc oxide coated stainless substrate in the brackish environment was studied using Tafel, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy analysis and Open Circuit Potential studies (OCP) methods. The Ecorr, Icorr, corrosion rate before and after salt spray were calculated from Tafel plot. These parameters indicated that the anticorrosion properties of coated thin films are substantially higher to that of bare steel. The Nyquist plot before and after salt spray was fitted using an equivalent circuit and the coating resistance Rct was calculated. The different mechanisms involved in the corrosion behavior of the thin films were discussed on the basis of equivalent circuit. The physical stability of the coated samples in saline surroundings was studied by AFM assisted nanoindentation techniques. The absence of the cracks and blisters in the sample after nanoindentation before and after salt spray revealed the adherent nature of the nanostructured thin films.
- zinc oxide thin film,
- spray pyrolysis technique,
- electrochemical impedance studies,
- anticorrosion studies,
- Tafel analysis
Citation: Muhamed Shajudheen V P, Saravana Kumar S, Senthil Kumar V, Uma Maheswari A, Sivakumar M, Sreedevi R Mohan. Enhancement of anticorrosion properties of stainless steel 304L using nanostructured ZnO thin films[J]. AIMS Materials Science, 2018, 5(5): 932-944. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2018.5.932

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Abstract

Nanostructured ZnO thin films were coated on stainless steel specimen (304L SS) by depositing nanoparticles of zinc oxide. The morphology and optical properties of the thin films were epitomized using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Energy Dispersive Analysis of X ray (EDAX), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) techniques. FESEM and AFM images revealed that the present depositing procedure is extremely proficient to synthesize uniform and homogeneous nanostructured thin films. The presence of excitonic peak in the PL emission spectrum confirmed the nanocrystalline nature of the thin films. The anticorrosion nature of the zinc oxide coated stainless substrate in the brackish environment was studied using Tafel, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy analysis and Open Circuit Potential studies (OCP) methods. The Ecorr, Icorr, corrosion rate before and after salt spray were calculated from Tafel plot. These parameters indicated that the anticorrosion properties of coated thin films are substantially higher to that of bare steel. The Nyquist plot before and after salt spray was fitted using an equivalent circuit and the coating resistance Rct was calculated. The different mechanisms involved in the corrosion behavior of the thin films were discussed on the basis of equivalent circuit. The physical stability of the coated samples in saline surroundings was studied by AFM assisted nanoindentation techniques. The absence of the cracks and blisters in the sample after nanoindentation before and after salt spray revealed the adherent nature of the nanostructured thin films.

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