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Electro-Chemo-Mechanics of Anodic Porous Alumina Nano-Honeycombs: Self-Ordered Growth and Actuation

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  • Nominated by the University of Hong Kong as an outstanding thesis in its field
  • Illustrates the modeling and simulation of self-ordering processes in nanoporous alumina
  • Explains the rapid synthesis of highly-ordered nanoporous alumina
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Research Background and Motivation

    • Chuan Cheng
    Pages 1-20
  3. Modelling, Numerical Simulation, and Experimental Verification of Self-ordering in Anodic Porous Alumina

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
    2. Establishment of a Kinetics Model

      • Chuan Cheng
      Pages 23-35
  4. Fabrication of Highly Self-ordered Anodic Porous Alumina

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
  5. Electro-Chemo-Mechanical Actuations of Anodic Porous Alumina

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
    2. Conclusions and Future Work

      • Chuan Cheng
      Pages 161-166
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 167-278

About this book

In this thesis, real-time evolution of the nanopore channel growth and self-ordering process in anodic nanoporous alumina are simulated on the basis of an established kinetics model. The simulation results were in accordance with the experiments on the (i) growth sustainability of pore channels guided by pre-patterns; and (ii) substrate grain orientation dependence on self-ordering. In addition, a new fabrication method for the rapid synthesis of highly self-ordered nanoporous alumina is established, based on a systematic search for the self-ordering conditions in experiments. Lastly, it reports on a novel surface-charge induced strain in nanoporous alumina-aluminium foils, which indicates that nanoporous alumina can be used as a new type of actuating material in micro-actuator applications.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Chuan Cheng

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Electro-Chemo-Mechanics of Anodic Porous Alumina Nano-Honeycombs: Self-Ordered Growth and Actuation

  • Authors: Chuan Cheng

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47268-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-47267-5Published: 09 June 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51662-1Published: 29 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-47268-2Published: 23 May 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 278

  • Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 49 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Applied and Technical Physics, Electrochemistry, Materials Engineering

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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