BACKGROUND Multicomponent heterostructure nanowires and nanogaps are of great interest for applications in sensorics. Pulsed electrodeposition in ion-track etched polymer templates is a suitable method to synthesise segmented nanowires with segments consisting of two different types of materials. For a well-controlled synthesis process, detailed analysis of the deposition parameters and the siz...

High energy and safe electrochemical storage are critical components in multiple emerging fields of technologies. Rechargeable lithium-metal batteries are considered to be promising alternatives for current lithium-ion batteries, leading to as much as a 10-fold improvement in anode storage capacity (from 372 to 3860 mAh g-1). One of the major challenges for commercializing lithium-metal batteri...

The ac conductance in granular insulating Co-ZrO2 thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition is systematically studied as a function of the Co volume content x. An absorption phenomenon at low frequencies that mimics the universal response of disordered dielectric materials is observed in the range of metal content below the Co percolation threshold xp 0.35 in the so-called dielectric regim...

A new type of charge restoration is described for use particularly in germanium gamma-ray spectrometers for accelerator and space physics applications. A bipolar pulsed reset technique is appIied to these applications for the first time. This technique overcomes the problems introduced by the need to AC couple detectors and the fact that very large energy depositions occur due to charged partic...

that will render the animal unconscious until sticking causes it to die through exsanguination. The basic principle is that an electric current is passed through the brain, disrupting the normal brain function. There are two basic methods of delivery—head only, and head-to-back. Stunning currents are supplied either as alternating currents (AC) or pulsed direct current (DC). The usual frequency...

This study examined the characteristics of calcium phosphate coatings formed on untreated and H2O2-treated titanium substrates by electrodeposition in a modified simulated body fluid (SBF). A porous coating comprising of mainly hydroxyapatite (HA) was formed on the H2O2-treated titanium substrate by electrodeposition. This coating was transformed into carbonate and calcium-deficient HA layers w...

Electrodeposition of platinum and silver into hydrophobic and hydrophilic microporous silicon layers was investigated using chemically-modified microporous silicon electrodes. Hydrophobic microporous silicon enhanced the electrodeposition of platinum in the porous layer. Meanwhile hydrophilic one showed that platinum was hardly deposited within the porous layer and a filmy growth of platinum on...

This work shows that pulse electrodeposition employing a rejection cycle enables the co-deposition of non-conducting polymers, thereby yielding hybrid films demonstrate an enhanced and excellent CO 2 sorption performance.