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The formation of a double oxide layer on pure copper

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The theory for the growth of a double oxide layer proposed by Yurek, Hirth, and Rapp, has been applied to copper using experimental rate-constant data obtained by Valensi. Calculated thicknesses of the layers agree very well with experimentally measured values.

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  1. U.E.R. des Sciences Fondamentales et Appliquées, Laboratoire de Thermodynamique Chimique et Electrochimie, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France

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Garnaud, G. The formation of a double oxide layer on pure copper. Oxid Met 11, 127–132 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00606399

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