In ambient atmospheres, aluminum becomes rapidly coated with a compact 2–3 nm thick
oxide layer. This native oxide layer prevents the metal surface from further oxidation …

Water condensation on surfaces is a ubiquitous phase-change process that plays a crucial
role in nature and across a range of industrial applications, including energy production …

Porous anodic alumina (PAA) is a biomaterial based on a cost-effective electrochemical
anodization of pure aluminum with unique geometrical properties, ie, self-ordering …

Abstract Arrays of 0-and 1-dimensional noble-metal nanostructures aligned on solid
substrates are in demand for nanocatalysis, bio-and optical sensing, or biomolecular …

Various annealing conditions (environment, temperature, and duration) are applied to study
the nanoscale Kirkendall effect of copper (Cu) nanowire (NW) arrays on a Si substrate. The …

Improving device performance and extending Moore's Law can be aided through active
solid-state cooling, using thermoelectric (TE) materials with a high figure of merit (zT> 1). TE …

Anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) has been used as nanotemplates for nanomaterials and
nanodevice fabrications. Microfabrication techniques are attracting attention for nanodevice …

Using galvanostatic pulse deposition, we studied the factors influencing the quality of
electroformed Bi1–xSbx nanowires with respect to composition, crystallinity, and preferred …

This thesis presented a simple carbon nanotube process by two-step anodization of Ti
deposited Al foil. A special branch structure was observed at Ti/AAO interface of Ti-AAO …