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Note: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Theoretical Bases and Mechanisms of the Electrochemical Alumina Films Formation -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Importance of Anodization for the Industrial Practice -- 1.2. Anodization. Basic Terminology and Concepts -- 1.2.1. Conceptual Backgrounds -- 1.2.2. Anodization Reactions -- 2. Oxide Layers on Metals -- 3. Processes Caused by the Anodic Polarization of Metals -- 3.1. Formation of Oxide Layers -- 3.2. Electrochemical Polishing -- 3.3. Electrochemical Etching -- 4. Classification of the Anodic Films Formed on Aluminum and Its Alloys -- 4.1. Barrier Oxide Layers (BOL) -- 4.2. Porous Oxide Layers (POL) -- 4.3. Complex Oxide Layers (COL) -- 5. Metal Oxidation Processes. Kinetics and Mechanism -- 5.1. At the Initial Moment of the Oxide Layer Growth -- 5.2. At a Later Moment of the Oxide Layer Growth -- 5.3. At Already Retarded Oxidation -- 5.4. At Oxide Layer Growth Completion -- 6. Ionic, Electronic and Dissolution Currents in the (+)Metal/Anodic Film/Electrolyte Systems -- 6.1. Ionic Currents in the System -- 6.1.1. Güntherschulze-Betz Equation [143] -- 6.1.2. Таfel-Frenkel Equation -- 6.1.2.1. Internal Control Models -- 6.1.2.2. Interface Control Models -- 6.1.2.3. Mixed Internal Surface Control Model -- 6.1.3. Equation of Young -- 6.2. Electron Currents in the System -- 6.3. Dissolution Currents in the System -- 7. Barrier AAO Formation Mechanisms. Conceptual Backgrounds -- 7.1. Currents Flowing through the (+)Al/Barrier AAO/ Electrolyte -- 7.2. Barrier AAO Layers Growth Kinetics in Galvanostatic Regime -- 7.2.1. Current Density -- 7.2.2. Electric Field Intensity -- 7.2.3. Composition of the Used Electrolyte -- 7.2.4. Electrolyte Temperature -- 7.3. Breakdown Phenomena -- 7.3.1. Principle Backgrounds -- 7.3.2. Definition and Registration of the Basic Electric Variables. , 7.3.2.1. Influence of the Current Density -- 7.3.2.2. Influence of the Electrolyte Composition -- 7.3.2.3. Influence of the Electrolyte Temperature -- 7.3.2.4. Influence of the Metallic Substrate Impurities -- 7.4. Hypotheses for the Electric Breakdown Mechanism and Origin -- 7.4.1. Thermally Induced Breakdowns Hypothesis -- 7.4.2. Microcracks Induced Breakdown Hypothesis -- 7.4.3. Hypothesis for Avalanche Breakdown through the Oxide Layer Defects -- 7.5. Quantitative Theories for the Electric Breakdown Origin and Mechanism -- 7.5.1. Dependence of the Breakdown Voltage from the Current Density and Electric Field Strength -- 7.5.2. Correlation between the Breakdown Voltage and the Electrolyte Composition -- 7.5.3. Correlation between the Breakdown Voltage and the Electrolyte Temperature -- 7.6. Barrier AAO Layers Growth Kinetics in Voltastatic Regimes -- 7.7. Ranges of Ionic and Electron Conductivity during Barrier AAOs Formation -- 8. Porous AAO Formation Mechanisms. Conceptual Backgrounds -- 8.1. Conceptual Backgrounds -- 8.2. Kinetics of the Porous AAO Layer Growth -- 8.2.1. At Galvanostatic Regime -- 8.2.2. At Voltastatic Regime -- 8.3. Pore Formation Mechanism -- 9. Complex AAO Formation Mechanisms. Conceptual Backgrounds -- 9.1. Conceptual Backgrounds -- 9.2. Re-Anodization Kinetics -- 9.2.1. Filling of AAO with Shallow Pores -- 9.2.2. Filling of AAO with Shallow Pores -- 9.3. Breakdown Phenomena Related to Complex AAO Formation -- 9.4. Porosity Rate Determination -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Biographical Sketches -- Aluminum Oxide as a Support for the Exhaust Gases Purification Catalysts -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Electron-Donor Sites on the Surface of γ-Al2O3 and Their Role in the Stabilization of Supported Palladium. , A Study on the Electron-Donor Sites on the Surface of γ-Al2O3 and their Role in the Process of CO Oxidation -- Identification of the Active Sites of the Pd/γ­Al2O3 catalysts by Temperature-Programed Reduction and Diffuse Reflectance UV-vis Spectroscopy -- Interaction of Rhodium with Pure and La­Modified γ­Al2O3 Supports -- Rhodium Supported on Pure Alumina -- Rhodium Supported on La-Doped Alumina -- Role of the Electron-Donor Sites in the Stabilization of Bimetallic Pd-Rh/γ­Al2O3 Catalysts -- Conclusion -- References -- Size Effects in Structural Stabilization of Aluminum Oxide for High-Temperature Applications -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Carbon Coated γ-Al2O3 with Enhanced PHASE Stability at High Temperatures -- Comparative Study of Phase Transformations in the Systems Al2O3 and Al2O3@C Obtained by Conventional Approach -- Comparative Study of Phase Transformations in the Systems Al2O3 and Al2O3@C Obtained by Aerogel Technique -- Comparative Study of Phase Transformations in the Systems χ­Al2O3 and χ­Al2O3@C -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- Blank Page.

Note: Intro -- PLASMONS STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS -- PLASMONS STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PLASMONIC BIOSENSORS FOR SENSITIVE MEASUREMENTS IN COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL MATRICES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FUNDAMENTAL SURFACE DESIGN CONCEPTS -- SELF ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS (SAMS) -- LINKER CHEMISTRY -- POLYMERS -- DNA -- BLOOD -- SALIVA -- OTHER FLUIDS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL SERS-ACTIVE SUBSTRATES FOR BIOELECTRONIC DEVICES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CONSTRUCTION OF SERS-ACTIVE SUBSTRATES -- 2.1. Noble Metal Nanostructures -- 2.2. Noble Metal Based Hybrid Nanostructures -- 3. CONSTRUCTION OF BIOELECTRONICS DEVICES -- 3.1. Biocompatible Ag Nanostructures -- 3.2. Biocompatible Au Nanostructures -- 4. APPLICATIONS -- 4.1. Biosensing Devices -- 4.1.1. SERS-Active Substrates for Heme Proteins -- 4.1.2. Electrochemical Biosensors -- 4.2. Detection of DNA -- 4.3. Detection of Cells -- CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- DISPERSION AND DAMPING OF PLASMONIC EXCITATIONS IN METAL/METAL INTERFACES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FORMATION OF QWS -- COLLECTIVE EXCITATIONS -- Theoretical Background -- Experimental -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Ag Films on Ni(111) -- Ag/Cu(111) -- Damping Processes of the SP in Ag/Cu(111) -- Na/Cu(111) -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- GENERATION OF SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE FOR SUB-WAVELENGTH NANO-PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. The Lithographic Process -- 1.2. Next Generation Lithography Technologies -- 2. FABRICATION OF THE PLASMONIC MASK -- 3. DETECTION OF SURFACE PLASMONS ON AG THIN FILM -- 3.1. Optical Properties of the Hexagonally Closely Packed Ag Nanaoparticle Array -- 4. DIRECT NANO PATTERNING OF A TWO DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES. , APPLICATIONS OF GOLD NANORODS BASED ON LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. LOCALISED SURFACE PLASMON RELATED LUMINESCENCE |OF GNRS -- 2.1. Localised Surface Plasmon of Gold Nanorods -- 2.2. Surface Plasmon Enhanced Two-Photon Luminescence (TPL) -- A. Surface Plasmon Effect -- B. Polarization Dependence -- C. Fluorescence Lifetime -- 2.3. Applications in Biomedical Imaging -- 3. ENERGY TRANSFER -- 4. FLUORESCENCE ENHANCEMENT -- 5. SPASER -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- STUDYING LIVING CELLS BY INFRARED SURFACE PLASMON SPECTROSCOPY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) -- Losses -- Sampling Depth -- Spatial Resolution -- EXPERIMENTAL -- Setup -- Cell Preparation -- LIVING CELL STUDIES, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- A. Cell Adhesion, Spreading and Detachment -- B. Calcium Depletion -- C. Chlorpromazine Treatment -- D. Cell Confluence -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INTERFACE PLASMON POLARITONS IN UNIAXIAL BIANISOTROPIC STRUCTURES -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIAL TENSORS AND CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS -- 3. PARTIAL WAVES -- 3.1. Attenuation Constants -- 3.2. Field Structure in Partial Waves -- 4. DISPERSION RELATIONS OF THE SURFACE MODES -- 5. SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS IN NONDISSIPATIVE CASE -- 5.1. Resonance and Cutoff Frequencies -- 5.2. Frequency Regions of the Wave Existence -- 6. DISPERSION CURVES -- 7. REFRACTION INDEX IN THE PRESENCE OF THE WAVE DISSIPATION -- 8. PROPAGATION LENGTH -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- RAMAN STUDIES OF ANISOTROPY OF PHONON-PLASMON MODES IN GAAS/ALAS DOPED SUPERLATTICES GROWN ON FLAT AND NANOFACETED SURFACES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

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