All smoothed out: Hydroxyl radicals remove nanoscopic irregularities on polished gold surfaces
Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 05:35
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- The precious metal gold is the material of choice for many technical applications because it does not corrode - and because it also has interesting electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. Gold is thus one of the most important metals in the electronics industry, miniaturized optical components, and electrochemical processes.