Electrosynthesis of nanocomposite polymer coatings based on 1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole–crotonaldehyde copolymers

Abstract

The possibility of electrochemical preparation of metal–polymer nanocomposites and coatings on pure iron and steel electrode by combining the electrochemical initiated (co)polymerization of 1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazole and crotonaldehyde with the cathodic deposition of the metals was examined. The structure and composition of the synthesized films were determined by IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, and thermal gravimetric analysis. Silver nanoparticles were found to be uniformly distributed throughout the polymer matrix.