Preparation of Nanostructured Microporous Metal Foams through Flow Induced Electroless Deposition

Table 3

Pore size distribution by surface area analysis. Processing conditions: [Ni] = 0.63 M; [P] = 1.26 M, = 600°C, = 10°C/min = 60 min followed by cooling in air.

Pore diameter range	Crust	Inner structure
(nm)	(%)	(%)
2 to 6	10.9	17.7
6 to 8	5.4	9.1
8 to 10	3.1	5.0
10 to 12	3.7	5.6
12 to 16	4.3	6.2
16 to 20	5.1	6.2
20 to 80	40.3	30.2
80 to 160	27.2	20.0