Initial corrosion observed on the atomic scale

Nature

Volumn 439, Issue 7077, 2006, Pages 707-710

  Renner, F U ^a,b   Stierle, A ^a   Dosch, H ^a   Kolb, D M ^c   Lee, T L ^b   Zegenhagen, J ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; INORGANIC ACIDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POROUS MATERIALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE PROCESSES; SINGLE CRYSTAL ALLOYS;

ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; COPPER DERIVATIVE; METAL; STEEL; SULFURIC ACID; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

CORROSION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORROSION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRODE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 32544450848     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04465     Document Type: Article

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