Features of the Radiation-Stimulated Hydrogenation of an Aluminum Surface

Аннотация

By the methods of reflection-absorption IR (infrared) spectroscopy, electrical measurement and AFM microscopy, the process of the radiation-stimulated hydrogenation of the aluminum surface in the Al/ads n-hexane system under γ-irradiation at room temperate is studied. On the basis of the dose dependence of the Al surface specific resistance, two stages of the hydrogenation process in the absorbed dose range (0.5‒120 kGy) are revealed. It is established that the transition from the first to the second stage is accompanied by a decrease in the electrical conductivity of Al by 35 times and an increase in the hydride-nanolayer thickness by an order of magnitude. AFM studies of the aluminum surface relief showed that radiation-stimulated hydrogenation is accompanied by the formation of carbon-nanotube structures. A possible mechanism for the radiation-stimulated hydrogenation of aluminum is suggested.