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Electroless Deposited Nanostructured NiCo Films

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Nanostructured metal films and coatings with unique properties can be synthesized using solution chemistry. In this paper, the non-aqueous electroless polyol synthesis, characterization and properties of NiCo films are discussed.

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  1. Department of Materials Science National University of Singapore Kent Ridge, Singapore, 117543, Republic of Singapore

    G. M. Chow

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  1. Department of Materials Science, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Republic of Singapore

    Gan-Moog Chow

  2. Laboratory for Theory of Defects in Materials, Institute for Problems of Mechanical Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Ilya A. Ovid’ko

  3. Department of Ceramics and Materials Engineering, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA

    Thomas Tsakalakos

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Chow, G.M. (2000). Electroless Deposited Nanostructured NiCo Films. In: Chow, GM., Ovid’ko, I.A., Tsakalakos, T. (eds) Nanostructured Films and Coatings. NATO Science Series, vol 78. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4052-2_7

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