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Correspondence

A logarithmic law of metal oxidation which is controlled by a surface reaction

Pages 421-422 | Received 11 Sep 1968, Published online: 20 Aug 2006
 

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.

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