Preparation and anticorrosion properties of GO‐Ce‐MOF nanocomposite coatings

Herein, a new strategy for improving epoxy coatings' anti‐corrosion performance has been developed, which combined NH2‐Ce‐MOF with graphene oxide (GO) by hydrothermal method. First, the nanocomposite material's morphology and structure (GO‐Ce‐MOF) were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared, X‐ray diffraction, TG, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) studies. The dispersity of the composite in the epoxy coating was evaluated by SEM and mapping analysis. Meanwhile, the anti‐corrosion of as‐prepared composite coatings was investigated in detail by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and the Tafel polarization curve test. The results illustrated that 2.0 wt% GO‐Ce‐MOF/EP greatly enhanced the composite coating's anti‐corrosion performance compared to other coatings. The reasons for the improvement of the anti‐corrosion performance of the composite coating are attributed to the following two aspects: On the one hand, the addition of GO can provide a physical barrier to form a labyrinth effect to slow down the invasion of corrosive media into the metal substrate, on the other hand, the modification of GO can GO‐Ce‐MOF achieve better compatibility and dispersion in epoxy resin.