Abstract
The limitations of using bulk thermochemical data to characterize the initial stages of chemical compound formation are discussed and a correction, involving the relevant interfacial energies, is proposed. Apparent anomalies in the variations of the surface energy of copper with oxygen potential are consistent with the proposed analysis.
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McLean, M., Hondros, E.D. Interfacial energies and chemical compound formation. J Mater Sci 8, 349–351 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00550154
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00550154