In this study, TiO(OH) 2 /MnO 2 /PEG 12000 composite was elaborated on pure copper in a two-step deposition process in the presence of 1% w/v of polyethylene glycol 12000 (PEG 12000 ). The influence of PEG 12000 on the composite morphology, composition and surface roughness was studied by SEM-EDS and AFM techniques. The results show that a porous composite of a multilayer structure with PEG 12000 dispersed spherical particles was synthesized. Though the roughness homogeneity of TiO(OH) 2 /MnO 2 /PEG 12000 was slightly improved, carbon content ranges from 5 to 12 At% reflecting an adsorption process of PEG 12000 during the composite deposition. Results were confirmed by XPS technique, which provides further evidence about the existence of PEG 12000 . High-resolution C1s and O1s signals affirm the presence of the characteristic C-O bond, resulting from the coupling of PEG 12000 on the composite surface. The electrochemical corrosion was evaluated in chloride medium by OCP measurements and linear polarisation curves. It was found that the corrosion resistance of TiO(OH) 2 /MnO 2 composite was improved markedly in the presence of PEG 12000 . The stability of TiO(OH) 2 /MnO 2 /PEG 12000 composite was also studied by following the evolution of impedance parameters during immersion time in 0.05 M NaCl medium completed by a characterization of the composite morphology and composition at the end of immersion by SEM-EDS and XPS analysis. The composite indicates good stability due to the formation of PEG-CuCl complexes, capable of limiting the infiltration of Cl − ions in both the composite and the substrate surfaces.
The elaboration of titanium oxyhydroxide/manganese oxide composite on pure copper was made through a cathodic electrodeposition by local pH variations for depositing titanium oxyhydroxide and a cathodic reduction for depositing manganese oxide. The structural and morphological techniques [scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with dispersive energy spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GD-OES)], show that the films have a nodular structure with a co-distribution of titanium and manganese on the copper surface. The dispersion of the doping reagent, namely manganese oxide in the doped precursor titanium oxyhydroxide forming thereby the composite, is confirmed by XRD spectra by the low crystallinity of titanium oxyhydroxide and the absence of diffraction peaks relative to manganese oxide. The electrochemical behaviors of bare copper and copper surface modified by the composite were compared in 3% NaCl medium. The linear polarization and cyclic voltammetric curves show that copper substrate reacts as an antioxidant by preventing the composite oxidation even at very anodic potentials. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) proves that copper contributes through its passive behavior, to the improvement of the stability of the composite over time in chloride medium.
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