Selection of our books indexed in the Book Citation Index in Web of Science™ Core Collection (bkci)

1.
Basic research on the process of electrochemical oxidation of aluminum and of forming a
specific porous structure of oxide layers.
2.
Improving the methods of producing the best quality AAO with regular distribution of
pores and desired pores geometry.
3.
Further study of the effects of various factors on the structure and chemical composition
of the AAO, such as:
•
Multistage oxidation
•
Use programmable waveform pulse currents
•
The importance of the pretreatment of the surface of aluminum substrate (alloy type,
its structure, impurities)
•
Effect of heat pretreatment of the substrate and the final thermal treatment of AAO
layer
4.
Basic research of electrodeposition of metals in the pores of oxide layers.
Aluminum Anodic Oxide AAO as a Template for Formation of Metal Nanostructures
http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/61263
93

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5.
The use of nonaqueous solutions or mixed solvents for metal deposition. In this way, the
range of materials (metals and alloys) for nanostructures creations can be extended.
6.
Study of the effect of complex current characteristics, including pulse current on electro‐
deposition processes of metals in the AAO template.
7.
Examination of the physical (electrical, optical, magnetic, etc.) and chemical properties
(catalytic, antibacterial, etc.); research on novel systems of metal nanoparticles and their
alloys in a matrix of alumina or separated from oxide matrix.
Author details
Piotr Tomassi
*
and Zofia Buczko
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Institute of Precision Mechanics, Warsaw, Poland