Tailoring the physical properties of thin nanohole arrays grown on flat anodic aluminum oxide templates

Nanotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 42, 2012, Pages

  Leitao, D C ^a   Ventura, J ^b   Sousa, C T ^b   Teixeira, J M ^b   Sousa, J B ^b   Jaafar, M ^c   Asenjo, A ^d   Vazquez, M ^d   De Teresa, J M ^e   Araujo, J P ^a  

^a INESC   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE TEMPLATE; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; ENHANCED COERCIVITY; MAGNETO TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; NANOHOLE ARRAYS; STRAY FIELD;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; OXIDES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ANODIC OXIDATION;

EID: 84867277724     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/42/425701     Document Type: Article

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