With the aim of proposing new materials with good properties for dry sliding contact,
aluminium oxide layers Al2O3 with inorganic fullerene-like tungsten disulfide IF-WS2-were …

The characteristics of surface roughness span a range of length scales determined by the
nature of the surface generation process. The mechanism by which material is removed at a …

Anodisation of pure aluminium under certain conditions, form nanoporous alumina (NPA)
with highly ordered pores. High interface strength and hardness make NPA an ideal …

Uniformly dispersed nanocomposite coating of aligned metallic nanowires in a matrix of
amorphous alumina is fabricated by pulsed electrodeposition of copper into the pores of …

New nanoporous metallic materials based on non-Pt group metals have been synthesized
via dealloying of rapidly solidified alloys and aimed to demonstrate competitive catalytic …

Silicon nanopore arrays (SiNPs) were prepared by a two-step inductively coupled plasma
(ICP) etching process using a self-assembled anodic aluminum oxide film mask. The …

Anodization of aluminum alloys is a common surface treatment procedure employed for the
protection against corrosion. A thin amorphous layer of alumina is formed on the surface of …