Self-healing Ability of Conductive Polypyrrole Coating with Artificial Defect

摘要

A bi-layered PPy film consisting of an inner layer doped with Keggin-structure anions of (PMo{sub}12O{sub}40){sup}(3-) and (HPO{sub}4){sup}(2-) (PPy-PMo{sub}12) and an outer layer doped with organic anions of dodecyl sulfate (PPy-DoS) exhibited a self-healing property when coated on steel. When a defect was introduced into the PPy-coated steel immersed in 3.5% NaCl aqueous solution, the potential initially decreased and activation of the coated steel occurred. After a few hours, the potential was recovered to the passive region, and the passivation continued for another 20 hours. Without any damage, the release of PMo{sub}12 doped in the inner layer was inhibited by the outer PPy layer doped with DoS. When a defect was introduced into the PPy film, the inner PPy layer released phosphate and molybdate anions to the damaged zone due to their decomposition via hydrolysis. Both anions work as passivation inhibitors and helped to repassivate the damaged zone on the steel.