INTERFACIAL OXIDE LAYERS AT THE METAL–OXIDE PHASE BOUNDARY

Falko P. Netzer
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Falko P. Netzer: Institut für Experimentalphysik, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria

Surface Review and Letters (SRL), 2002, vol. 09, issue 03n04, 1553-1563

Abstract: The nature of oxide phases at metal–oxide interfaces, i.e. of oxide layers in the proximity of a metal surface, is assessed by critically examining the available data in the literature. The data reveal a trend towards the formation of reduced oxide phases with lower oxidation states in the vicinity of the interface with a metal. The physical origin of these interface-stabilized oxide layers is discussed and the possible causes include strong metal–metal bonding, high oxygen affinity of the substrate metal, reduction of the interfacial strain, and the stability of two-dimensional oxide phases.

Keywords: Metal oxide; interface; metal surface; thin films (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X02003950

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