Date : 7/8/2020 10:43:27 AM
From : "Williams Daniel"
To : shimonz@nrcn.gov.il
Subject : Dear Zalkind S: Welcome to Join us as Editorial Board Members or Reviewers and Submit Your Paper -- The Initial Stage in Oxidation of ZrNiSn (Half Heusler) Alloy by Oxy...



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International Journal of Materials Science and Applications
ISSN Online: 2327-2643   ISSN Print: 2327-2635
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Dear Zalkind S,
Greetings from the editorial assistant.
Your paper under the title of The Initial Stage in Oxidation of ZrNiSn (Half Heusler) Alloy by Oxygen., which has been published in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), has left us a deep impression.
It has drawn widespread attention and interest from researchers and scholars in the field of materials science and applications.
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The excerpt of your research, which is highly appreciated by us, is listed below:
Title of your work: The Initial Stage in Oxidation of ZrNiSn (Half Heusler) Alloy by Oxygen.
Abstract of your work: The MNiSn (M = Ti; Zr; Hf); half-Heusler semiconducting alloys have a high potential for use as n-type thermoelectric materials at elevated temperatures (~1000 K). The alloys' durability is crucial for their commercial handling and use, and therefore it is required to characterize their surface oxidation behavior and stability at the working temperature. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was utilized to study the surface composition and oxidation of the ZrNiSn alloy at room and elevated temperatures. It was found that during heating in a vacuum, Sn segregates to the surface in order to reduce the surface energy. Exposing the alloy to oxygen resulted mainly in the oxidation of the zirconium to ZrO(2), as well as some minor oxidation of Sn. At room temperature, the oxidation to ZrO(2) was accompanied by the formation of a thin ZrO layer at the metal-oxide interface. In contrast to TiNiSn, where most of the oxide was formed on the surface due to oxygen-enhanced segregation of Ti, and in the case of ZrNiSn, the formed oxide layer was thinner. Part of the oxide is formed due to Zr segregation to the surface, and in part due to oxygen dissolved into the alloy.
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Assistant Editor of International Journal of Materials Science and Applications