Abstract
A study of the distribution of species in a porous anodic film formed on a sputtered Zr-22 atomW alloy in a fluorideglycerol electrolyte is presented. The film consists of nanotubes within a fluoride-enriched matrix and forms with loss of ∼24 of the oxidized zirconium to the electrolyte. In contrast, loss of tungsten species is negligible, these species being retained in the nanotubes and separated from the pores by a tungsten-free region of the film material. The results suggest that the nanotubes are generated by the flow of material away from the nanotube base into the tube walls.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | C8-C11 |
Journal | Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |