ELECTRODEPOSITED NANOCRYSTALS - SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS

Nanoprocessing can be considered a distinct form of grain boundary eng ineering by which property enhancements are achieved by deliberately i ncreasing the volume fractions of grain boundaries and triple junction s in a material. Electrodeposition has been shown to be a technologica lly viable production method to synthesize such materials both in bulk form and as thin films. The mechanical, magnetic, electrical and corr osion properties exhibited by nanocrystalline metals produced by this method make them strong contenders for a number of advanced materials applications.