Anodization of nanoporous alumina on impurity-induced hemisphere curved surface of aluminum at room temperature

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-6

  Chung, Chen Kuei ^a   Liao, Ming Wei ^a   Lee, Chun Te ^a   Chang, Hao Chin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anodic aluminum oxide; Nanoporous template; Porous alumina

Indexed keywords

ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANODIZATIONS; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; CURVED SURFACES; DIRECT CURRENT; FABRICATION METHOD; IMPURITIES IN; INTERPORE DISTANCES; JOULE HEAT; LOW TEMPERATURES; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPOROUS ALUMINA; NANOPOROUS TEMPLATES; NORMAL VECTOR; OTHER APPLICATIONS; POROUS ALUMINA; PULSE ANODIZATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM FOIL; ANNEALING; ANODIC OXIDATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IMPURITIES; NANOPORES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

SURFACES;

EID: 84862915170     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-596     Document Type: Article

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