title: Functionalizing Aluminum Oxide by Ag Dendrite Deposition at the Anode during Simultaneous Electrochemical Oxidation of Al.
abstract: A novel synthesis strategy is presented for depositing metallic Ag at the anode during simultaneous electrochemical oxidation of Al. This unexpected result is achieved based on galvanic coupling. Metallic dendritic nanostructures well-anchored in a high surface area supporting matrix are envisioned to open up a new avenue of applications.
authors.affiliation: CEST Center of Electrochemical Surface Technology, Viktor-Kaplan Strasse 2, 2700, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
authors.forename: Lidija D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Rafailović
authors.affiliation: NCEM, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.|Physics of Nanostructured Materials, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gammer
authors.affiliation: Physics of Nanostructured Materials, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rentenberger
authors.affiliation: Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Knez Mihajlova 35, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Trišović
authors.affiliation: CEST Center of Electrochemical Surface Technology, Viktor-Kaplan Strasse 2, 2700, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kleber
authors.affiliation: Physics of Nanostructured Materials, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Hans Peter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Karnthaler
keywords: anodic aluminum oxide; anodic oxidation; galvanic coupling; nanodendritic silver; transmission electron microscopy