“…The orientation relationship (ORs) between Mg and MgO have been confirmed by the high revolution transmission electron microscopy ( HRTEM , Figure b), wherein the OR is (01̅11) Mg ||(020) MgO . This OR is akin to the oxidation behavior of pure Mg under high pure hydrogen conditions, but it is different from the observed results in the high-temperature oxidation, that is, (112̅0) Mg ||(220) MgO and [21̅1̅0] Mg ||[001] MgO , and the low-temperature confined growth of MgO, that is, (0002) Mg ||(110) MgO and [21̅1̅0] Mg || [001] MgO . In addition, the in situ observation results (Movie 1) reveal that an amorphous layer with a thickness of ∼8 nm is detected on the surface of the sample.…”