A self-healing coating possesses a broad application prospect in the metal corrosion protection area due to its pleasurable performance. By far, despite a great deal of research studies that have been reported in this field, it is still a challenge to construct an intrinsic self-healing surface that can repair a damaged structure and restore superhydrophobicity simultaneously. Herein, a self-healing superhydrophobic coating was fabricated by combining polydopamine (PDA)-functionalized Cu 2+ -doped graphene oxide (GO), octadecylamine (ODA), and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), which can recover the superhydrophobicity and microstructure of the coating after chemical/physical damage. The as-prepared self-healing coating displayed excellent liquid repellency with a water contact angle of 158.2 ± 2°and a sliding angle of 4 ± 1°, which endowed the Mg alloy with excellent anticorrosion performance. Once the coating is scratched, the local damaged structure will be automatically repaired through the chelation of catechol and Cu 2+ . Also, the superhydrophobicity of the coating can be rapidly restored under 1-sun irradiation even after being etched by O 2 plasma. Furthermore, the as-fabricated self-healing coating still exhibited excellent corrosion protection against a magnesium alloy after immersion in 3.5 wt % NaCl solution for 30 days, which was attributed to the efficient repair of defects in GO by PDA through π−π interactions and the inherent chemical inertia of PDMS. Moreover, the as-fabricated self-healing coating also exhibited favorable mechanical stability, chemical durability, and weather resistance. This study paves a fresh insight into the design of robust self-healing coatings with huge application potential.
Metal materials are susceptible to the influence of environmental media, and chemical or electrochemical multiphase reactions occur on the metal surface, resulting in the corrosion of metal materials which can...
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