Table 2 The fitting electrochemical parameters obtained from EIS results for carbon steel immersed in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution in the absence and presence of different concentrations of the IL-CDs.

From: Ionic liquid-assisted biomass-derived N, S-doped carbon dots with enhanced corrosion inhibition

IL-CDs

Rs

CPE

n

Rct

L

Rf

IE

(mg/L)

(Ω cm2)

Yo (106 Ω−1 Sn cm−2)

(Ω cm2)

(H)

(Ω cm2)

(%)

0

1.6

24.93

0.8979

10.6

15

1.5

19.46

0.9077

12.8

5305

0.1

17.2

75

1.5

12.12

0.9105

31.9

1232

364.2

66.8

100

1.5

9.69

0.9200

35.4

1344

323.9

70.0

150

1.4

8.38

0.9268

46.5

5085

308.6

77.2