Electrochemical self-assembly of porous alumina templates

AIChE Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 649-655

  Sadasivan, V ^a   Richter, C P ^a   Menon, L ^b   Williams, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrochemistry; Nanodots; Nanotechnology; Porous alumina; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ANODIC OXIDATION; DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; ELECTROLYTES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POROUS MATERIALS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SILICON;

ANODIZATION; INTERPORE SEPARATION; PORE DIAMETERS; POROUS STRUCTURE;

ALUMINA;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHROMIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; SILICON; SULFURIC ACID;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 14644431017     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10332     Document Type: Article

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