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Definition of Passivation
1. Noun. (context: chemistry materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together. ¹
2. Noun. (chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Passivation
1. [n -S]
Literary usage of Passivation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Small Business Innovation Research: Abstracts of Phase I Awards (1995) by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The Phase I technical objectives are to: (1) show that the oxide passivation
process can be combined with a low nitrogen (N) silicon capability to produce ..."
2. Nuclear Production of Hydrogen: First Information Exchange Meeting, Paris by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2001)
"The critical amount of Si for passivation was about 10 wt. ... In any case,
passivation occurred due to the formation of a silicon oxide film. ..."
3. Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics by Edward R Dougherty (2005)
"Various passivation procedures have been tested and several were identified as
PCR and LCR friendly. Covering a silicon surface with a thermally induced ..."
4. Computer Science Research Activities in Asia: AI and Expert Systems by David K. Kahaner (1994)
"In the Applied Surface Physics Laboratory, studies of passivation of III-V
semiconductor surfaces through electrochemical processes are ..."
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