Origin and consequences of silicate glass passivation by surface layers

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Gin, Stéphane ^a   Jollivet, Patrick ^a   Fournier, Maxime ^a   Angeli, Frédéric ^a   Frugier, Pierre ^a   Charpentier, Thibault ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b CEA Saclay   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; SILICATE; WATER;

BORON; CALCIUM; CORROSION; DURABILITY; GLASS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SILICA; SILICATE; SODIUM; SURFACE LAYER;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CORROSION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; POLYMERIZATION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84923333846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7360     Document Type: Article

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