autonitridation
|au-to-ni-tri-da-tion|
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/ˌɔːtoʊnaɪˈtrɪdeɪʃən/
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/ˌɔːtəʊnaɪˈtrɪdeɪʃən/
self-formation of nitride
Etymology
'autonitridation' originates as a modern compound formed from Greek 'auto-' meaning 'self' and the derivative 'nitridation' (from 'nitride', related to nitrogen).
'nitridation' arose in scientific usage in the 19th–20th century from 'nitride' (itself formed from 'nitrogen' + '-ide'), and the compound 'autonitridation' is a more recent technical coinage in materials science describing self-driven nitridation processes.
Initially, related terms referred broadly to the formation of nitride compounds; over time 'autonitridation' has come to specify formation that occurs without an external nitriding agent or by spontaneous/self-driven mechanisms.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the process by which a material (often a metal or semiconductor) forms a nitride layer spontaneously or without an external nitriding agent; spontaneous formation of nitride compounds on a surface under certain conditions (e.g., high temperature or reactive decomposition of nitrogen-containing species).
During high-temperature annealing, the silicon sample exhibited autonitridation that altered its surface properties.
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