Surface Degradation of Bulk AlN+Al Nano-composites

Bulk AlN + Al nanocomposite materials were Synthesized by sintering the compacts of AlN and Al nanoparticles, which were produced by an active plasma-metal reaction method. The sudeces of as-prepared nanocomposite was investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).Results show the surfaces are much degraded and the degradation products are alumina(Al2O3),boehmite(AIOOH), bayerite(AI(OH)3) layer. The mechanism of degradation behaviour in moist environment was also discussed