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A Kinetic Model For The Removal Of Sulfur From Polycrystalline Titanium Surfaces Exposed To Oxygen

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  • R. REIBEL

    (Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA)

  • S. SCHNEIDER

    (Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA)

  • H. CRUGUEL

    (Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA)

  • J. LAPEYRE

    (Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA)

  • R. J. SMITH

    (Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA)

Abstract

Recent studies using Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) on polycrystalline titanium surfaces led to the discovery of a temperature-dependent phenomenon for the removal of sulfur using oxygen exposures. It was seen that at temperatures greater than 200°C and pressures lower than10-7TorrO2the rate of sulfur removal from the surface was decreased significantly. The decrease in this rate of sulfur removal can be linked to several factors, including the temperature-enhanced diffusion of sulfur to the surface and the temperature-enhanced diffusion of oxygen into the bulk. By varying the pressure of oxygen and the temperature of the substrate and by monitoring the surface with AES we were able to identify the significant factors. A kinetic model for the two surface species is discussed and fit to the experimental results. This kinetic model includes physical parameters for such things as the activation energy for the sulfur diffusion to the surface as well as sticking coefficients for oxygen on the surface. Through this model the relevant factors for the decrease in the rate of sulfur removal are examined.

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  • R. Reibel & S. Schneider & H. Cruguel & J. Lapeyre & R. J. Smith, 1999. "A Kinetic Model For The Removal Of Sulfur From Polycrystalline Titanium Surfaces Exposed To Oxygen," Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 6(05), pages 935-940.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:06:y:1999:i:05:n:s0218625x99001013
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X99001013
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