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Enhanced activity of highly ordered pristine and black anodic TiO2 nanotubes for high performance supercapacitors
This study reports on the effects of tube ordering and electrolytic surface reduction of TiO2 nanotubes on supercapacitor performance and reveals the feasibility of TiO2 nanotubes as efficient nanoporous electrodes for supercapacitors.
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Understanding the morphological evolution of anodic tantalum oxide nanostructures in acidic medium
This paper shows the effect of anodizing conditions on the chemical composition and morphology of ATO nanostructures, and discusses the kinetics of ATO growth by applying various growth models.
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Porous aluminum decorated with rhodium nanoparticles: preparation and use as a platform for UV SERS
Non-porous aluminium decorated with rhodium nanoparticles show potential as plasmonic substrates for UV SERS. Adenine (absorption maxima ∼250 nm) makes for an ideal resonant analyte for probing using a 266 nm laser.
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Ultrathin nanoporous metallic films and their integration in sensors
Ultrathin nanoporous films from metals and catalysts, such as Pt, are fabricated with a dry synthesis method and transferred onto substrates, including gas sensors, which significantly improves the sensor performance.
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New generation copper-based interconnection from nanoporous CuSn alloy film sintered at low temperatures
Two-step routine for the synthesis of nanoporous CuSn alloy material enabling joint formation in electronic packaging by sintering at 180 °C.
About this collection
This themed collection, guest edited by Prof. Eva Maria Pellicer (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) & Prof. Maria Eugenia Toimil-Molares (GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH) welcomes the latest advances in nanoporous metal and semiconductor films from the:
- synthesis methods (electrodeposition, chemical and electrochemical dealloying, use of sacrificial templates, etc.)
- their characterization, and
- applications in diverse fields, e.g.(electro)catalysis, photocatalysis, spectroscopy, sensing, and drug delivery.