Photosensitive films incorporating molecular photoacid generators compartmentalized within a silica-surfactant mesophase were prepared by an evaporationinduced self-assembly process. UV-exposure promoted localized acid-catalyzed siloxane condensation, enabling selective etching of unexposed regions, thereby serving as a cresistIess’ technique to prepare patterned mesoporous silica. We also demo...

In order to prevent corrosion, aluminum nanoparticles were coated with a polyurethane polymer. The coverage of the polyurethane polymer was controlled from 0 to 100%, which changed the corrosion rate of the nanoparticles quantitatively. The surface of the polymer coating was investigated by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), and the corrosion resistance of...

In this study, Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3/BiFeO3 [PZT/BFO] multilayer thin films were fabricated using the spin-coating method on a Pt(200 nm)/Ti(10 nm)/SiO2(100 nm)/p-Si(100) substrate alternately using BFO and PZT metal alkoxide solutions. The coating-and-heating procedure was repeated several times to form the multilayer thin films. All PZT/BFO multilayer thin films show a void-free, uniform grain s...

The present study aimed at morphological and chemical characterization of the coating-substrate interface of a commercially available dental implant coated with plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite (HA). For this purpose, elements in the chemically and mechanically exposed substrate surfaces were analyzed by EPMA and XPS. A thin titanium oxide film containing Ca and P was found at the interface. When ...

The purpose of this study was to deposit a thin layer of TiO2 on a Co-Cr substrate, serving as a deactivation film protecting the metallic fitting surface. The crystalline structure and surface morphology of the film were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). A scratch tester was used to examine the adhesion strength between the TiO2 film and the Co-Cr...

a novel zr,ce-tio2/sio2 nanocomposite thin film was successfully prepared with various amounts of zr4+ and ce4+ as codopant ions for self-cleaning applications. a thin film was coated on a tile substrate by dip-coating and porous zr,ce-tio2/sio2 was obtained after heat treatment for 2 hours at 500 °c. the sem images and xrd pattern showed that the optimum amount of doping ions in relation to ti...

a fiber coating from polyaniline (pani) was electrochemically prepared and employed for solid phase micreoextraction (spme). the pani film was directly electrodeposited on the platinum wire surface using cyclic voltametry (cv) technique. the same method was applied for the preparation of spme fiber coated by polyaniline multiwalled carbon nanotubes (pani/mwcnts) composite. the concentration of ...

A protective coating has been applied onto the phosphated panels using cathodic electrocoating in two different dry film thickness namely 8µm and 20µm. The corrosion resistance of cathodic electrocoatings has been studied using AC/DC/AC method. Twelve cycles of AC/DC/AC test were carried out on each sample which the DC voltage of the first 6 cycles were -4 V VS. Ag/AgCl @ 20 minutes followed by...

Many applications in a diverse demographic of engineering fields require knowledge of the thickness of thin films and coatings. An example of some applications for which thin film thickness is critical are semiconductors, optics, and protective coatings. There are various methods for measuring thin film thickness, however, many of them are destructive, or are only capable of measuring thickness...

-Anodizing of AZ 31 Mg alloy was investigate in 3M KOH solution for 10, 20 and 30min. at constant voltage of 5V. Atomic force microscope (AFM) used to investigate the roughness of anodic film formed on the surface while the scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to determine the morphology of the anodic film, it was found that the roughness of the anodic film is mainly depend on the anodiz...