Anodic porous alumina,–AAO–(also known as nanoporous alumina, nanohole alumina
arrays,–NAA–or nanoporous anodized alumina platforms,–NAAP–) has opened new …

The development of aluminum anodization technology features many stages. With the story
stretching for almost a century, rather straightforward—from current perspective …

Self-assembly offers unique possibilities for fabricating nanostructures, with different
morphologies and properties, typically from vapour or liquid phase precursors. Molecular …

Synthetic iontronic systems harness ions as elementary carriers to perform functions that
mimic those of biological systems; such as information transduction, sensing, and energy …

Spectrally tunable nanoporous anodic alumina distributed Bragg reflectors (NAA-DBRs) are
modified with titanium dioxide (TiO2) coatings via atomic layer deposition and used as …

High-purity aluminum plates were anodized in phosphoric acid and six phosphate solutions
over a wide pH range from acidic to alkaline. The current density corresponding to the …

Optical sensors are a class of devices that enable the identification and/or quantification of
analyte molecules across multiple fields and disciplines such as environmental protection …

Photonic crystals (PCs) consisting of a periodic arrangement of holes in dielectric media
have found success in light manipulation and sensing. Among them, three-dimensional (3D) …

Anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) films with uniform cylindrical pores are widely used as
templates and membranes. The annealing of initially amorphous AAO enhances its …

One-dimensional photonic crystals based on anodic alumina are of high practical
importance in modern materials science and photonics owing to wide variety of their …