Improved corrosion resistance by forming multilayers over a copper surface by electrodeposition followed by a novel sol–gel coating method

A nickel coating was easily electrodeposited from nickel ammonium sulfate, after which surface modification was performed by subsequent immersion into the sol–gel mixture of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, tetraethoxysilane and lauric acid.

Fabrication of micro-nanocomposite coatings with lotus leaf like texture by combining electroless and candle soot depositions

Through grafting of copper and carbon soot flame over Al durable lotus-leaf like texture could be achieved.