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30272
Title
The distribution of hydroxyl ions at the surface of anodic alumina
Contributors
MR Alexander (UMIST)
,
P Bailey (CCLRC Daresbury Lab.)
,
TCQ Noakes (CCLRC Daresbury Lab.)
,
G Beamson (CCLRC Daresbury Lab.)
,
P Skeldon (UMIST)
,
GE Thompson (UMIST)
Abstract
Barrier-type anodic films 3-15 nm thick have been formed on electropolished 99.999% aluminium. Variable-angle XPS has been used to identify a significant proportion of hydroxyl ions at the surface of the relatively compact alumina films. The location of an oxygen-rich region at the outer surface of the oxide has been confirmed by medium-energy ion scattering (MEIS). Combining the information from these two techniques leads to the conclusion that a hydroxyl-containing surface region is responsible for this oxygen-rich surface layer, MEIS revealing an approximately linear relationship between the total oxide thickness and the thickness of the hydroxyl-rich surface region. From consideration of the mechanisms of amorphous alumina formation by ionic transport, with incorporation of electrolyte-derived species into the thickening film, the generation of the hydroxyl-rich outermost region is considered to result from the formation of gel-like material at the film/electrolyte interface.
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CCLRC
,
SND
,
MEIS
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Surf. Inter. Anal. 35, no. 8 (2003): 649-657.
doi:10.1002/sia.1585
2003
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