Removing heavy metals from wastewaters is a challenging process that requires constant
attention and monitoring, as heavy metals are major wastewater pollutants that are not …

Physical properties at the nanoscale are novel and different from those in bulk materials.
Over the last few decades, there has been an ever growing interest in the fabrication of …

This article focuses on ion transport through nanoporous systems with special emphasis on
rectification phenomena. The effect of ion‐current rectification is observed as asymmetric …

Rayleigh instability of copper nanowires has been experimentally demonstrated. After
annealing 30–50-nm-diam wires at temperatures between 400 and 600 C, different stages …

The ability to efficiently and reliably transfer heat between sources and sinks is often a
bottleneck in the thermal management of modern energy conversion technologies ranging …

Different morphologies of copper and copper oxide nanocrystallites, including radially
arrayed whiskers, cubic particles and sphere particles, have been successfully synthesized …

We report on the fabrication and characterization of gold nanoelectrodes with carefully
controlled nanometer dimensions in a matrix of insulating silicon nitride. A focused electron …

Rectifying nanopores feature ion currents that are higher for voltages of one polarity
compared to the currents recorded for corresponding voltages of the opposite polarity …

Templated electrosynthesis is a simple and versatile method that has been widely used to
form nanomaterials and porous structures in materials science. The technique permits …

Copper current collectors (Cu CCs) impact the production technology and performance of
many electrochemical devices by their unique properties and reliable operation. The …