Interpreting inorganic compositional depth profiles to understand the rate-limiting step in vapor phase infiltration processes
Shuaib A. Balogun, Yi Ren, Ryan P. Lively, Mark D. Losego
Abstract
Combining a reaction–diffusion model with ex situ depth profiling measurements, new approaches are demonstrated for determining whether a vapor-phase infiltration treatment is a diffusion-limited or reaction-limited process.
Topics & Concepts
Infiltration (HVAC)X-ray photoelectron spectroscopyKineticsPolymerizationPolymerLimitingSaturation (graph theory)Materials scienceChemical engineeringDiffusionDiffusion processChemistryComposite materialThermodynamicsInnovation diffusionPhysicsComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsMathematicsKnowledge managementEngineeringMechanical engineeringCombinatoricsAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisPolymer crystallization and propertiesConcrete and Cement Materials Research