The Heat of Oxygen Adsorption on an Aluminum Surface at Ambient Temperature

Resumo

The electron structures of pure and oxidized aluminum surfaces at ambient temperature have been studied while analyzing the results of a simulation of optical conductance on the basis of optical experiments. It is established that oxidation of an aluminum surface in the solid state leads to splitting of the conduction band when it contains forbidden state regions. The heat of oxygen adsorption on aluminum stated has been determined on the basis of properties of surface states.