In situ study of the initiation of hydrogen bubbles at the aluminium metal/oxide interface

Nature Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 899-903

  Xie, De Gang ^a   Wang, Zhang Jie ^a   Sun, Jun ^a   Li, Ju ^a,b,c   Ma, Evan ^a,d   Shan, Zhi Wei ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^d Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; HYDROGEN; METALS; SURFACE SEGREGATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN BUBBLES; HYDROGEN DAMAGES; HYDROGEN EXPOSURE; INTERNAL GAS PRESSURE; PRESENCE OF EXCESS HYDROGENS; PROTECTIVE OXIDES;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84939774092     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat4336     Document Type: Article

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