“…Similarly, the Zr-3d curve was composed by Zr-3d 5/2 and Zr-3d 3/2 doublet, with binding energy values close to 185.5 eV and 182.4 eV. In the same way, this result confirms the presence of a significant quantity of ZrO 2 in the oxide layers 13,24,25 30 .…”