E. Hermelin et al., One-step polypyrrole electrodeposition on zinc and other oxidizable metalsin aqueous media, REV METALL, 97(12), 2000, pp. 1501-1508
Polypyrrole films are electrodeposited on zinc and other common metals in a
one-step process by using a salicylate salt in a pH 5 aqueous solution of
pyrrole. This electrolyte passivates the substrate and makes it possible to
obtain strongly adherent PPy films, with controlled thickness by electroly
sis at constant current. With this technique, the current efficiency is qua
ntitative and the deposition rate is high enough to be compatible with the
imperatives of industrial production (2 mum in 3 s with a 200 mA/cm(2) curr
ent density).