Alumina membranes ? templates for novel nanocomposites

Abstract

Three different examples have shown that nanoporous alumina membranes serve as ideal templates for the formation of nanostructured materials and also as a support of those materials in composites. The unique properties of such membranes (transparency, chemical resistivity, thermal stability, adjustable pore sizes etc.) and the very simple mode of generating these composites are the benefits of using this inorganic template material.