Osmotic power generation, the extraction of power from mixing salt solutions of different
concentrations, can provide an efficient power source for both nanoscale and industrial-level …

The development of aluminum anodization technology features many stages. With the story
stretching for almost a century, rather straightforward—from current perspective …

Nanopores embedded in two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials are a promising emerging
technology for osmotic power generation. Here, coupling our new AFM-based pore …

Porous materials are useful as lightweight structures, bone substitutes, and thermal
insulators, but exhibit poor mechanical properties compared to their dense counterparts …

With the mass production of well-controlled and low-cost nanostructures on the horizon,
considerable attention has been given to porous anodic alumina (PAA) templates to assist in …

Micromechanics modeling was performed to study the effects of thermal residual stress,
weak interphases, TiB 2 volume fraction and particle size on the mechanical responses and …

In this work, the phenomenon of strain induced by a mismatch in thermal expansion
coefficients between a thin film and its substrate is harnessed in a new context, replacing the …

Toughening of boron carbide (B 4 C) without hardness degradation, was achieved by
hierarchical structures consisting of B 4 C micro-grains, titanium diboride (TiB 2) grains, and …

Featured Application The high order degree of the porous structure of anodic alumina
membrane (consisting of a close-packed array of columnar hexagonal cells, each containing …

In recent years, many research achievements in the field of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO)
membranes can be observed. Nevertheless, it is still an interesting research topic due to its …