Morphological instability leading to formation of porous anodic oxide films

Nature Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-166

  Hebert, Kurt R ^a   Albu, Sergiu P ^b   Paramasivam, Indhumati ^b   Schmuki, Patrik ^b  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DISSOLUTION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; METAL IONS; METALS; OXIDE FILMS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES;

ANODIC OXIDE FILM; ANODIC OXIDES; FUNCTIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES; MORPHOLOGICAL INSTABILITY; MORPHOLOGICAL STABILITY; OXIDE DISSOLUTION; OXIDE FORMATION; SELF ORDERING;

ANODIC OXIDATION;

EID: 84856102894     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat3185     Document Type: Article

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