August 1, 2002
Author(s)
L Gan, Romel Gomez, Audie M. Castillo, P J. Chen, Cedric J. Powell, William F. Egelhoff Jr.
We have investigated the role of aluminum oxide films as barriers to thermal oxidation of Co, Ni, Fe, NiFe, Mn, Ta, Cu Al and Cr in air. The oxidation of the film is monitored by measuring the electrical resistance following a brief anneal in air. We find