Porous anodic aluminum oxide: anodization and templated synthesis of functional nanostructures

W Lee, SJ Park - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
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 …

Design and fabrication of silicon nanowires towards efficient solar cells

P Yu, J Wu, S Liu, J Xiong, C Jagadish, ZM Wang - Nano Today, 2016 - Elsevier
The recent rise of semiconductor nanowires opens new opportunities for realizing high
efficiency photovoltaic devices at low cost due to the unique one-dimensional structure with …

Ascendant bioinspired antireflective materials: Opportunities and challenges coexist

Z Han, Z Jiao, S Niu, L Ren - Progress in Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past decades, antireflective (AR) materials have drawn more and more attention
owing to its promising and wide applications such as photovoltaic industry, optical devices …

Cylindrical magnetic nanotubes: Synthesis, magnetism and applications

MP Proenca, CT Sousa, J Ventura, JP Araújo - Magnetic Nano-and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnetic cylindrical nanotubes (NTs) are highly attractive nanostructures for a wide range of
applications. The tubular configuration with an empty core provides an exciting degree of …

Biotemplated silica and silicon materials as building blocks for micro-to nanostructures

NM Dorval Courchesne, SA Steiner III… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Silicon is essential in several energy-related devices, including solar cells, batteries, and
some electrochemical systems. These devices often rely on micro-or nanostructures to …

AAO templates with different patterns and channel shapes

GD Sulka, A Brzózka, L Zaraska, E Wierzbicka… - Submicron Porous …, 2017 - Springer
Nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) membranes formed by anodic oxidation of
metallic Al have become one of the most popular templates for the fabrication of diverse …

Electrical characterization of the azimuthal anisotropy of (NixCo1− x) B-based ferromagnetic nanotubes

D Tiwari, MC Scheuerlein, M Jaber, E Gautier… - Journal of Magnetism …, 2023 - Elsevier
We report on the structural, electric and magnetic properties of (Ni x Co 1− x) B
ferromagnetic nanotubes, displaying azimuthal magnetization. The tubes are fabricated …

Electrochemistry at TiO2 nanotubes and other semiconductor nanostructures

NK Shrestha, P Schmuki - 2013 - books.rsc.org
Electrochemistry of nanostructured materials has, over the past 20 years, gained
tremendous attention. 1–5 The reason for this is that its principles are at the core of many …

Anodic alumina coating for extraction of volatile organic compounds in human exhaled breath vapor

GJ Zhang, LY Zou, H Xu - Talanta, 2015 - Elsevier
The objective of the study is to develop a facile and highly sensitive solid phase
microextraction-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method for the analysis of volatile …

Optimized antireflective silicon nanostructure arrays using nanosphere lithography

D Lee, J Bae, S Hong, H Yang, YB Kim - Nanotechnology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Broadband optical antireflective arrays of sub-wavelength structures were fabricated on
silicon substrates using colloidal nanosphere lithography in conjunction with reactive ion …