Research Article

Thermodynamics and Oxidation Behaviour of Crystalline Silicon Carbide (3C) with Atomic Oxygen and Ozone

Table 2

Equilibrium O, O3 pressures for oxidation of SiC, Si, and C.

Reaction1000 K2000 K3000 K
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1−23.66−52.61−9.05−24.89−4.20−15.77
2−18.22−36.30−9.63−26.64−6.67−23.17
3−24.87−56.24−10.04−27.88−5.13−18.54
4−27.17−63.15−9.74−26.97−4.01−15.20
5−18.82−38.11−8.44−23.07−4.92−17.94
6−16.18−30.17−8.61−23.60−5.98−21.11
7−18.44−36.95−7.72−20.92−4.29−16.05
8−16.85−32.19−9.38−25.89−7.15−24.62
9−19.59−40.41−9.88−27.39−6.18−21.72
10−28.88−68.27−10.37−28.87−4.11−15.50
11−20.26−42.43−10.65−29.69−7.36−25.23
12−20.14−42.07−8.35−22.81−4.40−16.35