Ruthenium oxide nanotubes via template electrosynthesis

Current Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-218

  Inguanta, Rosalinda ^a   Ferrara, Germano ^a   Livreri, Patrizia ^b   Piazza, Salvatore ^a   Sunseri, Carmelo ^a  

^a Uiiiversita degli Stiidi di Palermo   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anodic alumina membrane; Electrodeposition; Metal oxide; Nanotubes; Raman spectroscopy; Ruthenium oxide; Supercapacitors; Template fabrication

Indexed keywords

ANODIC ALUMINA MEMBRANES; METAL OXIDES; RUTHENIUM OXIDE; SUPER CAPACITOR; TEMPLATE FABRICATION;

ALUMINUM SHEET; CAPACITORS; DEPOSITS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; FABRICATION; HEAT TREATMENT; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS;

NANOTUBES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; NANOTUBE; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; CRYSTALLIZATION; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TEMPLATE ELECTROSYNTHESIS; THICKNESS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 79951690502     PISSN: 15734137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341311794653622     Document Type: Article

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