Novel Corrosion Inhibition Methods for Aluminum Surfaces

Abstract

The non-thermal activation of the oxidation of the Al(111) surface has been investigated. It has been found that compared to thermally grown Al2O3 films of equivalent thickness a factor of 10-30 increase in the resistance of oxide films may be achieved by the use of non-thermal activation methods such as electron bombardment of adsorbed water, electron bombardment of adsorbed O2 and Al2O3 clusters, and by oxidation by O3.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 07, 2002
Accession Number
ADA402536

Entities

People

  • John Yates

Organizations

  • University of Pittsburgh

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Electrical Impedance
  • Electron Energy
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Electrons
  • Electrostatic Fields
  • Films
  • High Resolution
  • Oxidation
  • Oxide Films
  • Oxides
  • Resistance
  • Spectroscopy
  • Surface Temperature
  • X Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Geochemistry
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene