Magnetron-Sputtered Anticorrosion Protective Coatings
Supervisor: Dr. Amir Mirzaei
Project Description (Abstract):
Corrosion is a major societal challenge with significant economic, safety, and health impacts, as well as contributing to resource depletion. One effective strategy to mitigate corrosion is to deposit protective coatings that act as barriers between a material’s surface and the corrosive environment. For these coatings to be effective, however, their elemental composition and microstructure must be carefully designed and optimized.
In this project, we will employ magnetron sputtering -one of the most flexible and powerful techniques for precisely controlling material properties at the atomic scale- to fabricate dense, and low-defect anticorrosion coatings. Our goal is to understand how elemental selection and microstructure influence the performance and long-term durability of these protective coatings.
In addition to film deposition, the project includes detailed material characterization using techniques such as SEM/EDX, TEM, XRD, and XPS, as well as comprehensive anticorrosion performance evaluations through polarization tests, open circuit potential (OCP) measurements, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and weathering chamber testing.
