Oxidation behavior and segregation of uranium in the intermetallic compound U
- 15 August 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 32 (4) , 2667-2669
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.32.2667
Abstract
Ion scattering and Auger-electron spectroscopies show that there is a large segregation of uranium at the surface of U. Adsorbed oxygen reacts only with this uranium and forms a stable oxide layer at the surface, which prevents further oxygen diffusing into the solid. As a result of this process, the iron remains in metallic form even after prolonged oxygen exposures.
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