The onset of sub-surface oxidation induced by defects in a chemisorbed oxygen layer

The oxidation of natural olivine has previously been performed on bulk samples and the reactions followed by preparation of TEM specimens from the annealed material. These results show that below ∼1000°C hematite and amorphous silica are formed, particularly around dislocations. At higher temperatures magnetite and some enstatite-like phase are formed. In both cases the olivine is left almost totally Fe depleted. By performing the oxidation on characterized thin TEM specimens it is possible to obtain more information on the nucleation and growth of the second phases formed. The conditions in a thin foil, however, are very different from those in the bulk especially with regard to surface effects. The nucleation of precipitates in particular may be expected to occur differently in these thin foils than in the bulk.TEM specimens of natural olivine (approximate composition Mg+Fe+Si2o4) which had been annealed at 1000°C for 1 hr were prepared by mechanical polishing and dimpling, followed by Ar ion milling to perforation. The specimens were characterized in the electron microscope and then heated in air in alumina boats to 900°C for between 30 and 180 minutes.

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In-Situ Study of NiO Growth on Textured Nickel Tape Using Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM) and Hot Stage

Microscopy and Microanalysis ◽

10.1017/s1431927600032451 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 7 (S2) ◽

pp. 1276-1277

Author(s):

Y. Akin ◽

R.E. Goddard ◽

W. Sigmund ◽

Y.S. Hascicek

Keyword(s):

Buffer Layer ◽

Lattice Mismatch ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Surface Oxidation ◽

Dip Coating ◽

Buffer Layers ◽

Superconducting Film ◽

Environmental Scanning ◽

Cold Rolling And Annealing

Deposition of highly textured ReBa2Cu3O7−δ (RBCO) films on metallic substrates requires a buffer layer to prevent chemical reactions, reduce lattice mismatch between metallic substrate and superconducting film layer, and to prevent diffusion of metal atoms into the superconductor film. Nickel tapes are bi-axially textured by cold rolling and annealing at appropriate temperature (RABiTS) for epitaxial growth of YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) films. As buffer layers, several oxide thin films and then YBCO were coated on bi-axially textured nickel tapes by dip coating sol-gel process. Biaxially oriented NiO on the cube-textured nickel tape by a process named Surface-Oxidation- Epitaxy (SEO) has been introduced as an alternative buffer layer. in this work we have studied in situ growth of nickel oxide by ESEM and hot stage.Representative cold rolled nickel tape (99.999%) was annealed in an electric furnace under 4% hydrogen-96% argon gas mixture at 1050°C to get bi-axially textured nickel tape.

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KINETICS OF SURFACE OXIDATION AND RELATED CHANGES IN THE MAGNETISM OF AMORPHOUS TbFeCo FILMS

Le Journal de Physique Colloques ◽

10.1051/jphyscol:19888777 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 49 (C8) ◽

pp. C8-1711-C8-1712 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S. Klahn ◽

H. Heitmann ◽

M. Rosenkranz ◽

H. J. Tolle

Keyword(s):

Surface Oxidation ◽

Kinetics Of

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Effects of Wet Chemical Oxidation on Surface Functionalization and Morphology of Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite

10.26434/chemrxiv.12907604.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mikhail Trought ◽

Isobel Wentworth ◽

Timothy Leftwich ◽

Kathryn Perrine

Keyword(s):

Surface Functionalization ◽

Functional Group ◽

Pyrolytic Graphite ◽

Surface Oxidation ◽

Chemical Oxidation ◽

Synthesis Methods ◽

Acid Solutions ◽

Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite ◽

Wet Chemical ◽

Surface Morphologies

The knowledge of chemical functionalization for area selective deposition (ASD) is crucial for designing the next generation heterogeneous catalysis. Surface functionalization by oxidation was studied on the surface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). The HOPG surface was exposed to with various concentrations of two different acids (HCl and HNO3). We show that exposure of the HOPG surface to the acid solutions produce primarily the same -OH functional group and also significant differences the surface topography. Mechanisms are suggested to explain these strikingly different surface morphologies after surface oxidation. This knowledge can be used to for ASD synthesis methods for future graphene-based technologies.

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Decomposition of hydrogen peroxide on a two-component NiO-CdO catalyst and the effect of ionizing radiation on its catalytic properties

Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications ◽

10.1135/cccc19791015 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 44 (4) ◽

pp. 1015-1022 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Viliam Múčka

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Solution ◽

Hydrogen Peroxide ◽

Catalytic Activity ◽

Nickel Oxide ◽

Catalytic Properties ◽

Cadmium Oxide ◽

Chemisorb Oxygen ◽

Composition Region ◽

Chemisorbed Oxygen ◽

Two Component

The catalytic properties of two-component catalyst nickel oxide-cadmium oxide with the proportions of the components covering the whole composition region 0-100% were examined by studying the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solution on it. In the range 0-25 mol.% CdO, cadmium oxide is found to affect infavourably the ability of nickel oxide to chemisorb oxygen. The amount of the chemisorbed oxygen increases several times on gamma irradiation of the samples. The effect of cadmium oxide on the catalytic activity of the system shows up in fresh samples only indirectly via the changed amount of the oxygen chemisorbed. In older samples the initial catalytic activity of the system is changed, which can be explained based on the concept of bivalent catalytic centres in terms of the co-action of the catalytic centres of the two oxides, which are in equilibrium. The irradiation of the system under study speeds up the processes leading to the establishing of this equilibrium which is thermally very stable, and results in a substantial increase of the catalytic activity of the samples investigated.

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