Oxidation and Corrosion Behavior of Nanolaminated MAX-Phase Ti₂AlC Film Synthesized by High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering and Annealing

Figure 5

(a) Cross section TEM image of the MAX-phase Ti₂AlC films after isothermal oxidation at 800°C for 5 h polycrystalline Al₂O₃ substrate, (b) high resolution TEM image from the region marked with red square insets showing the SAED along the zone axis, and (c) the point EDX of the yellow cross point of the oxide layer.

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