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Synthesis of nanostructured materials using template-assisted electrodeposition

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Template-assisted electrodeposition is an important technique for synthesizing metallic nanomaterials with controlled shape and size. Arrays of nanostructured materials with specific arrangements can be prepared by this method, employing either an active or restrictive template as a cathode in an electrochemical cell. An overview of the template-assisted electrodeposition process to synthesize metallic nanostructures is presented in this article.

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  1. Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center and Mechanical Materials Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Central Florida (UCF), USA

    Debasis Bera Ph.D. (student) & Suresh C. Kuiry (a Research Associate)

  2. Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC), Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, USA

    Sudipta Seal (an associate professor Director)

  3. the Surface Engineering and Nanotechnology Facility, USA

    Sudipta Seal (an associate professor Director)

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Editor’s Note: A hypertext-enhanced version of this article is available on-line at www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0401/Bera0401.html.

He is also the UCF Nanotechnology Initiative Coordinator.

For more information, contact S. Seal, University of Central Florida, AMPAC, Eng1, Room 381, Orlando, Florida 32816; (407) 823-5277; fax (407) 882-1462; e-mail sseal@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu and sseal@mail.ucf.edu.

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Bera, D., Kuiry, S.C. & Seal, S. Synthesis of nanostructured materials using template-assisted electrodeposition. JOM 56, 49–53 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-004-0273-5

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