Effect of etching conditions on pore shape in etched ion-track polycarbonate membranes

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 779-782

  Karim, S ^a   Ensinger, W ^b   Mujahid, S A ^a   Maaz, K ^a   Khan, E U ^c  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CIIT ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ion track etching; Nanopores; Polycarbonate

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ETCHING; APPLIED POTENTIALS; CONE ANGLE; CONICAL NANOPORES; CONICAL PORES; CONTROLLED SHAPE; ETCHING CONDITION; HEAVY-ION TRACKS; ION TRACK ETCHING; METHANOL CONTENT; POLYCARBONATE FOIL; POLYCARBONATE MEMBRANES; PORE SHAPE; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS; TRACK ETCH; TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIALS;

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; ETCHING; IONS; METHANOL; NANOELECTRONICS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

NANOPORES;

EID: 70949093406     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2009.10.022     Document Type: Article

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