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The oxidation of cobalt in air is investigated for times ranging over three orders of magnitude up to 1000 hr and for temperatures ranging from room temperature up to 467°C. Three different growth processes are observed. When a clean surface is exposed to air at room temperature, an 8–10 Åfilm of Co(OH) 2 forms in seconds or less. For temperatures of 50–100°C, very little additional film forms for times up to 1000 hr. For temperatures of 100–225°C, a film of CoO grows in a manner which can be described empirically with a fourth root rate law with an activated rate constant. Between 225 and 325°C there is a transition to a quadratic rate law. At 425°C the film appears to be a mixture of CoO and Co 3O4.
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Tompkins, H.G., Augis, J.A. The oxidation of cobalt in air from room temperature to 467°C. Oxid Met 16, 355–369 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00611349
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