title: Discotic liquid crystals as novel corrosion-resistant coatings.
abstract: A discotic liquid crystal (DLC), HBC-C12, coating was successfully applied to improve the corrosion resistance of an iron surface. The iron surface with the DLC-coating exhibited improved corrosion resistance in various environments, including exposure to air and solutions with different pH values. To the best of our knowledge, studies regarding corrosion protection using DLCs have never been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Kaohsiung Normal University (NKNU), Yanchao Township, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan 82444, Republic of China. t3836@nknu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Hsiu-Hui
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kung-Chin
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chien-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Hsu-Heng
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Min-Hsiang
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Yu-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Chien-Shiang
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jui-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yeh