UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

A study of the protective properties of oxide films formed at reactive Al-Cu and Al-Be alloys

by

Rudolf Karel Potucek

A THESIS
SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSPHY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

CALGARY, ALBERTA
DECEMBER 2003

(c) Rudolf Potucek 2003

On this webpage you will find my Ph.D. thesis and resources related to it.

You can download a PDF file of the thesis here (ca. 23 MB), and the errors I have found after publication here (ca. 50 kB),

If you have read the footnote regarding the epigraph, you can find the original epigraph, and the story to go with it, here.

There are a few weblinks in my thesis because they are pertinent and the best explanations of the subject I have found. Due to the volatile nature of the internet, however, I have made copies of these pages in case the originals move or disappear:

http://www.solartronanalytical.com/technicalpages/techimped.html and its copy.
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=8u7o6b%24dr9%241%40nnrp1.deja.com&rnum=6 and its copy.
http://rugth30.phys.rug.nl/potentiaal_eng/harmfctieeig.htm and its copy.

For more information regarding the thesis or to request information, explanation or data, don't hesitate to contact me at rpphd AT artiverse.net.