These molecular diagrams compare the oxidation of native tantalum (Ta), left, in which the oxide penetrates the Ta lattice, with that of tantalum coated with an ultrathin layer of magnesium (Mg), ...
Chenyu Zhou, a research associate in the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) at Brookhaven National Laboratory and first author on the study, with Mingzhao Liu (CFN), Yimei Zhu (CMPMS), and ...