The electrochemical behavior of brass in natural seawater in the absence and presence of thiadiazole derivatives, namely, 2-amino-5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole (AMOPTD), 2-amino-5-(4-methylphenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole (AMPTD), 2-amino-5-(4-pyridinyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole (APTD), and 2-amino-5-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole (ANPTD), has been investigated by electrochemical techniques such as potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The optimum concentration of the studied inhibitors showing the highest inhibition efficiency was also evaluated at five different temperatures in the range between 303 and 343 K. The inhibition efficiency was found to increase with increase in concentration of the inhibitors but decrease with rise in temperature for all the studied inhibitors except ANPTD. Thermodynamic and kinetic parameters for the adsorption process were determined. Quantum chemical approach was further used to calculate some electronic properties of the molecule in order to confirm any correlation between the inhibitive effect and molecular structure of the studied inhibitors. Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) analysis confirms that dezincification was minimized to a greater extent in the presence of the investigated inhibitors. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDS), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) observations of the brass surface confirmed the existence of such an adsorbed film.

Present investigation explores the possibilities of surfactant facilitated colloidal HgS particulate inclusion during the electrodeposition of ZnSe semiconductor film. Inclusion of colloidal particles was inferred on the basis of current-voltag, photoaction spectral studies and as well as absorption studies of colloidal HgS suspensions. Tafel plots were constructed for the examination of corrosion behaviour of the electrodeposited composites. The results show that inclusion of colloidal HgS particles improves the photoactivity and electrochemical corrosion of the ZnSe semiconductor films.