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Chemical and Structural Modifications of Nanoporous Alumina and Its Optical Properties

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A growing scientific interest in the fabrication of porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) films and their further applications for the fabrication of various devices, has given rise to many studies of porous alumina properties. Highly ordered porous alumina exhibits some unique physical and optical characteristics, especially in the visible spectrum. These properties are of technological importance for applications in the fields of micro and nanotechnology.

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Some of the research presented here was supported by the National Science Centre (Grant No. 2011/01/N/ST5/02510).

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Brzózka, A., Brudzisz, A., Hnida, K., Sulka, G.D. (2015). Chemical and Structural Modifications of Nanoporous Alumina and Its Optical Properties. In: Losic, D., Santos, A. (eds) Electrochemically Engineered Nanoporous Materials. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 220. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20346-1_8

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