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Abstract A rapid one-step electrodeposition process was developed to fabricate superhydrophobic surface on magnesium alloy and the shortest time was about 1 min. The morphology, wettability and chemical composition were tested,… Click to show full abstract
Abstract A rapid one-step electrodeposition process was developed to fabricate superhydrophobic surface on magnesium alloy and the shortest time was about 1 min. The morphology, wettability and chemical composition were tested, which indicated that, hierarchical structures and low surface energy material were generated on the cathode surface simultaneously. The superhydrophobic surface had a static water contact angle of 158.4 ± 0.9° and a sliding angle of 2°. Potentiodynamic polarization measurement demonstrated that the corrosion potential of the superhydrophobic surface increased and corrosion current density decreased by more than three orders of magnitude. Moreover, the obtained surface showed an excellent self-cleaning performance.
Journal Title: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Year Published: 2017
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