Effect of fluoride contamination on the growth of ZrO2 films

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 250, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 200-215

  Cox, Brian ^a   Wong, Yin Mei ^a   Dume, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DISSOLUTION; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METALLIC FILMS; OXIDATION; POROUS MATERIALS; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SURFACE STRUCTURE; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

HYDROTHERMAL DISSOLUTION; OXYFLUORIDES; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

ZIRCONIA;

EID: 0031335444     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3115(97)00253-5     Document Type: Article

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