“…2c-2e). Actually, the structure of the zone formed between the SiO 2 layer and the gas phase was different from the classical model of internal oxidation [23,24] for different reasons, thus presenting an anomalous internal oxidation zone. In fact, the SiO 2 particles in the ioz were not only spherical, with radii ranging from tens to several hundreds of nm, but also vermicular.…”