According to the literature data graphene oxide cannot be easily used as an anti-corrosion barrier on metals and alloys, especially on carbon steel. This article shows that the oxidised form of graphene can improve the electrochemical corrosion parameters of carbon steel, if necessary modifications on the surface structure and wettability of steel are made prior to the coating step. In this study, the effects of surface roughness and hydrophilicity of carbon steel on the anti-corrosion performance of the electrophoretically deposited graphene oxide were investigated by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results showed that increasing the roughness and hydrophilicity of the bare steel surface promotes the mechanical interlocking/adhesion between the graphene oxide and steel and this improves the protective performance of the deposited graphene oxide barrier on steel.
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