Electrochemical deposition of Co-Sb thin films and nanowires

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 11385-11392

  Quach, Dat V ^a   Vidu, Ruxandra ^a   Groza, Joanna R ^a   Stroeve, Pieter ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AG/AGCL; COLUMNAR STRUCTURES; DENSE FILMS; DEPOSITION POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; GOLD-COATED; GROWTH STAGES; NEEDLE-LIKE STRUCTURE; POROUS TEMPLATES; POTENTIOSTATIC CONDITIONS;

COBALT; DEPOSITION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; GOLD DEPOSITS; NANOWIRES; POLYMER FILMS; REDUCTION; THIN FILMS;

GOLD COATINGS;

EID: 78449301187     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie101173u     Document Type: Article

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