2013/12/14 by Galina K. Strukova, Г. К. Струкова, Gennady V. Strukov +11
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Engineering · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Electrophoretic Deposition in Materials Science #FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies #Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1401.4444
10 figures, 9 pages. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2013
arxiv created 2013/12/14 · openalex publication_date 2013/12/14 · arxiv updated 2014/01/20 · openalex created_date 2019/06/27 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Various metallic structures of complex shape resembling living plant organisms (biomimetics) are produced as a result of selfassembly of nanowires growing on porous membranes in the course of pulse current electrodeposition. These structures occur if the electroplating is continued after the nanowires appear on the membrane surface. By varying the membrane ge- ometry, pulse current electroplating parameters, and alternating electrodeposition from two baths composed of a variety of electrolytes, diverse models were fabricated, including a hollow container with a wall thickness of 10 nm to 20 nm. This biomimetic method suggests an analogy between the shape forming processes of plants and their metallic models. Nanostruc- tured mesostructures of various metals (Ag, Pd, Ni), alloys (PdNi, PbIn) and hybrid structures (PdNiPb, PdNiPbIn) were obtained. They can be of interest for fundamental research (self-assembly, morphogenesis) as well as for applications in nanotechnology (catalysis, nanoplasmonics, medicine, superhydrophobic surfaces).