Published March 15, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Observation of bulk tantalum oxide formation below 35 K

  • 1. Department of Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973

Description

This paper describes the observation of bulk oxide formation near 35 K in a region where thermal diffusion cannot account for the oxide formation of bulk oxide. The data are discussed in terms of the Mott tunneling theory of oxidation, which is one of the explanations of low-temperature oxidation which emphasizes an electric-field-assisted diffusion mechanism

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
8
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
3740-3744
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
18055676
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY LEVELS; F STATES; SYNTHESIS; TANTALUM OXIDES; THERMAL DIFFUSION; TUNNEL EFFECT; VERY LOW TEMPERATURE
Descriptors DEC
CHALCOGENIDES; DIFFUSION; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; TANTALUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS