A logarithmic law of metal oxidation which is controlled by a surface reaction
- 1 February 1969
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine
- Vol. 19 (158) , 421-422
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14786436908217798
Abstract
When a surface reaction controls the rate of oxidation of a metal, the metal will usually oxidize at a constant rate. It is shown that the direct logarithmic law can result from a slow surface step (the ionization of O−), and that the proposed mechanism is not restricted to the growth of very thin oxide films.Keywords
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