In modern technologies, the researchers are keen on top-down approaches to tailor the
materials from bulk into their nanometer forms. For the amorphous alumina, this is the other …

Calcium carbonate is a common constituent of many natural materials, such as shells and
skeletons of marine animals. While it is well-documented that additives (organic and …

The published data concerning the structural, surface, and catalytic properties of aluminas
are reviewed, and these properties are related to the preparation procedures. The …

Thermal atomic layer etching (ALE) can be achieved with sequential, self-limiting surface
reactions. One mechanism for thermal ALE is based on fluorination and ligand-exchange …

AlO X thin films deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) have previously been used to
increase both stability and selectivity of supported palladium catalysts and are known to …

Abstract Al/AlOx/Al Josephson junctions are the building blocks of a wide range of
superconducting quantum devices that are key elements for quantum computers, extremely …

The synthesis of kinetically “frozen” metastable nanostructures remains elusive. This
limitation has severely restricted the current paradigms in materials discovery. We overcame …

Metastable amorphous precursors are emerging as valuable intermediates for the synthesis
of materials with compositions and structures far from equilibrium. Recently, it was found that …

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) provides uniform and conformal thin films that are of interest
for a range of applications. To better understand the properties of amorphous ALD films, we …

Thermodynamics of boehmite formation upon hydrothermal treatment of micron-size
particles of hydrargillite and γ-Al 2 O 3 at 200° C in various media has been studied at …