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Nanostructured Materials Produced by High-Energy Mechanical Milling and Electrodeposition

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The field of nanostructured materials has gained worldwide prominence in recent years as an area with great potential for new technological advances. As the field develops, the need for large quantities of materials with complex nanostructures will become more and more pronounced. Probably one of the most efficient synthesis techniques for obtaining large quantities of these materials is high-energy mechanical milling. One of the goals of this paper is to review some of the concepts related to nanostructure design and processing using the milling process. Some physical considerations will be presented as examples of various nanostructured systems are discussed. The examples will also serve as a basis for examining some technological applications based on mechanically processed nanostructured materials.

If mechanical milling is considered as the method of choice for producing large quantities of nanostructured powders, electrodeposition is probably the most efficient synthesis technique to obtain dense, nanostructured end products for a variety of applications. Recent advances in controlling particle nucleation and growth during electrodeposition have resulted in a renewed interest in this processing method. Because of its enormous potential, the second part of the paper is devoted to recent advances in this area.

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Trudeau, M.L. (1998). Nanostructured Materials Produced by High-Energy Mechanical Milling and Electrodeposition. In: Chow, GM., Noskova, N.I. (eds) Nanostructured Materials. NATO ASI Series, vol 50. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5002-6_4

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