Accepted Manuscript Full Length Article The role of surface oxides on hydrogen sorption kinetics in titanium thin films Efi Hadjixenophontos, Lukas Michalek, Manuel Roussel, Michael Hirscher, Guido Schmitz PII: S0169-4332(18)30387-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.02.044 Reference: APSUSC 38502 To appear in: Applied Surface Science Received Date: 24 October 2017 Revised Date: 19 January 2018 Accepted Date: 4 February 2018 Please cite this article as: E. Hadjixenophontos, L. Michalek, M. Roussel, M. Hirscher, G. Schmitz, The role of surface oxides on hydrogen sorption kinetics in titanium thin films, Applied Surface Science (2018), doi: https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.02.044 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.