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Surface modification is the act of modifying the surface of a material by bringing physical, chemical or biological characteristics different from the ones originally found on the surface of a material. [1] This modification is usually made to solid materials, but it is possible to find examples of the modification to the surface of specific ...
The NC surface layer developed can be on the order of 50 μm thick. [10] The process is similar to shot peening, but the kinetic energy of the balls is much higher in SMAT. [22] An ultrasonic nanocrystalline surface modification (UNSM) technique is also one of the newly developed surface modification technique.
A chemically modified electrode is an electrical conductor that has its surface modified for different electrochemical functions. Chemically modified electrodes are made using advanced approaches to electrode systems by adding a thin film or layer of certain chemicals to change properties of the conductor according to its targeted function. [1]
Surface engineering is the sub-discipline of materials science which deals with the surface of solid matter. It has applications to chemistry , mechanical engineering , and electrical engineering (particularly in relation to semiconductor manufacturing ).
Spatially resolve acoustic spectroscopy is an optical technique that uses optically generated high frequency surface acoustic waves to probe the direction elastic parameters of the surface and, as such, it can vividly reveal the surface microstructure of metals. It can also image the crystallographic orientation and determine the single crystal ...
Bulk metal surfaces of gold have been employed for the decomposition methanol for hydrogen production. [2] Water electrolysis is conventionally conducted at inert bulk metal electrodes such as platinum or iridium. [21] The activity of an electrocatalyst can be tuned with a chemical modification, commonly obtained by alloying two or more metals.
The method is used for the fabrication of metal oxides, especially the oxides of silicon (Si) and titanium (Ti). The process involves conversion of monomers in solution into a colloidal solution that acts as the precursor for an integrated network (or gel) of either discrete particles or network polymers. Typical precursors are metal alkoxides.
Corona treatment (sometimes referred to as air plasma) is a surface modification technique that uses a low temperature corona discharge plasma to impart changes in the properties of a surface. The corona plasma is generated by the application of high voltage to an electrode that has a sharp tip. The plasma forms at the tip.