United States. Researchers at Monash University and Rice University claim to have developed a coating so thin that it is invisible to the human eye and is 100 times more resistant to corrosion.
According to the study, this coating would create enormous potential for the protection of metals in extreme environments. The scientists say their findings could mean paradigm shifts in the development of anticorrosive coatings with the extremely thin graphene sheets.
Graphene is a microscopically thin layer of carbon atoms used in objects such as smartphone screens, and it's attracting researchers' attention for its possibilities as a means of increasing the metal's resistance to corrosion.
The researchers applied graphene to copper at temperatures between 800 and 900 degrees, using a technique known as chemical vapor deposition, which was tested in saline water. The process continues in laboratory tests also with other types of metals.
