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Table 1 Thermal degradation modes proposed for gas-solid reactions [32,33,34]

From: Effect of various additives on aluminum oxide thin films prepared by dip coating, thermal behavior, kinetics and optical properties

Degradation mode

Code

Differential form: f(α)

Integral form: g(α)

Diffusion

 One-way transport

D1

1 / (2α)

α2

 two-way transport, Valensi-Barrer

D2

-1 / Ln(1-α)

α + (1-α)Ln(1-α)

 three-way transport, Jander

D3

1,5(1-α)2/3 / [1-(1-α)1/3]

[1-(1-α)1/3]2

 Ginstling-Brounshtein

D4

1,5 / [(1-α)-1/3–1]

1-2α/3-(1-α)2/3

 Zhuravlev

D5

1,5(1-α)2/3 / [1 / (1-α)1/3–1]

[1 / (1-α)1/3–1]2

 Anti-Jander

D6

1,5(1 + α)2/3 / [(1 + α)1/3–1]

[(1 + α)1/3–1]2

 Kroger-Ziegler

D7

[1,5(1-α)2/3 / [1-(1-α)1/3]] / t

[1-(1-α)1/3)]2 – log(t)

 Two dimensions, Jander

D8

(1-α)1/2 / [1-(1-α)1/2]

[1-(1-α)1/2)]2

 Two dimensions, Anti-Jander

D9

(1 + α)1/2 / [(1 + α)1/2–1]

[(1 + α)1/2–1]2

 Interfacial transfer

D10

3(1-α)4/3

[1/ (1-α)1/3–1]

 Transfer and diffusion

D11

3 / [(1-α)-4/3 - (1-α)−1]

1/(1-α)1/3–1 + 1/3Ln(1-α)

 Diffusion with two directions

D12

3 / [(1-α)-8/3 - (1-α)-7/3]

1/5(1-α)-5/3 – ¼(1-α)-4/3 + 1/20

Random nucleation and nuclei growth

 Avrami-Erofeev [36]

n = 1, 2, 3, 4 et 5

An

x(1-α)[Ln (1-α)]y

x = 4, 2, 3, 4/3 and 3/2

y = 3/4, 1/2, 2/3, 1/4 and 1/3

[−Ln(1-α)]z

z = 1/4, 1/2, 1/3, 3/4 and 2/3

Chemical reactions

 Zero order

F0

Constant

α

 First order

F1

1-α

-Ln(1-α)

 Second order

F2

(1-α)2

(1-α)−1–1

 Contraction (surface, volume and interface respectively for n = 2, 3 and 4)

Rn

x(1-α)y

x = 2, 3 et 3/2. y = 1/2, 2/3 and 1/3

1-(1-α)z

z = 1/2, 1/3 and 2/3

Power / Exponential

 Low power (half, third and quarter respectively for n = 2, 3 and 4)

Pn

x

x = 1/2, 2/3 and ¾

αy

y = 1/2, 1/3 et ¼

Exponential

E1

α

Ln(α)