Porous solid materials are provided. The porous solid materials include a plurality of interconnected wires forming an ordered network. The porous solid materials may have a predetermined volumetric surface area ranging between 2 m.sup.2/cm.sup.3 and 90 m.sup.2/cm.sup.3, a predetermined porosity ranging between 3% and 90% and an electrical conductivity higher than 100 S/cm. The porous solid materials may have a predetermined volumetric surface area ranging between 3 m.sup.2/cm.sup.3 and 72 m.sup.2/cm.sup.3, a predetermined porosity ranging between 80% and 95% and an electrical conductivity higher than 100 S/cm. The porous solid materials (100) may have a predetermined volumetric surface area ranging between 3 m.sup.2/cm.sup.3 and 85 m.sup.2/cm.sup.3, a predetermined porosity ranging between 65% and 90% and an electrical conductivity higher than 2000 S/cm. Methods for the fabrication of such porous solid materials and devices including such porous solid material are also disclosed.

A method for producing a metal porous body includes the steps of: performing electrical conduction treatment on a surface of a skeleton of a sheet-like resin porous body having the skeleton with a three-dimensional network structure, to obtain a conductive resin porous body having a conductive layer; performing electroplating treatment on a surface of a skeleton of the conductive resin porous body to obtain a plated resin porous body having a metal plating layer; and performing treatment of removing at least the resin porous body from the plated resin porous body to obtain a metal porous body. In the electroplating treatment, the conductive resin porous body is supplied with power by a rotating electrode roller, the electrode roller is supplied with power by bringing a power supply brush formed by a material containing iron as a main component into sliding contact with a part of a rotation shaft, and at least a surface of at least the part of the rotation shaft with which the power supply brush is brought into contact is formed by a material containing iron or nickel as a main component.

A method for producing a metal porous body includes the steps of: performing electrical conduction treatment on a surface of a skeleton of a sheet-like resin porous body having the skeleton with a three-dimensional network structure, to obtain a conductive resin porous body having a conductive layer; performing electroplating treatment on a surface of a skeleton of the conductive resin porous body to obtain a plated resin porous body having a metal plating layer; and performing treatment of removing at least the resin porous body from the plated resin porous body to obtain a metal porous body. In the electroplating treatment, the conductive resin porous body is supplied with power by a rotating electrode roller, the electrode roller is supplied with power by bringing a power supply brush formed by a material containing iron as a main component into sliding contact with a part of a rotation shaft, and at least a surface of at least the part of the rotation shaft with which the power supply brush is brought into contact is formed by a material containing iron or nickel as a main component.

A filtration filter according to the present invention includes a surface layer composed mainly of Pd, a base material inside the surface layer and composed mainly of a PdNi alloy, and an intermediate layer between the surface layer and the base material, wherein the intermediate layer is composed mainly of a PdNi alloy in which a Pd:Ni ratio changes from a surface layer side toward a base material side.

A method of manufacturing a catheter tip by electroplating a conductive material over an insert comprising a negative to a domelike shape thereby forming a shape of the catheter tip comprising a dome with the domelike shape, selectively positioning a plurality of irrigation holes between outer and inner surfaces of the catheter tip, removing the insert thereby leaving the catheter tip and the plurality of irrigation holes, and electropolishing the catheter tip. In other examples, the insert is not removed and instead the step of electroplating causes the insert to be encapsulated with the conductive material thereby forming the catheter tip.

At least one embodiment relates to a method fabricating a solid-state battery cell. The method includes forming a plurality of spaced electrically conductive structures on a substrate. Forming the plurality of spaced electrically conductive structures on the substrate includes transforming at least part of a valve metal layer into a template that includes a plurality of spaced channels aligned longitudinally along a first direction. Transforming at least part of the valve metal layer into the template includes a first anodization step, a second anodization step, an etching step in an etching solution, and a deposition step. The method also includes forming a first layer of active electrode material on the plurality of spaced electrically conductive structures, depositing an electrolyte layer over the first layer of active electrode material, and forming a second layer of active electrode material over the electrolyte later.

Provided is a method for producing a porous copper foil. The method includes forming a release layer on a metal carrier, growing copper islands on the metal carrier formed with the release layer by electroless copper plating, forming a porous copper thin layer by copper electroplating, and peeling off the porous copper thin layer from the release layer.

Provided is a method for producing a porous copper foil. The method includes forming a release layer on a metal carrier, growing copper islands on the metal carrier formed with the release layer by electroless copper plating, forming a porous copper thin layer by copper electroplating, and peeling off the porous copper thin layer from the release layer.

A metal porous body has a skeleton of a three-dimensional network structure, an outer layer portion of the skeleton having a second pore smaller in size than a first pore formed by the skeleton, wherein the outer layer portion is a metal layer, and a water vapor reforming catalyst is supported in the outer layer portion.

A method of forming an inverse opal structure along a substrate that includes depositing polymer spheres along the substrate and electroplating the substrate and spheres at a first current density to form a first solid metal layer such that the spheres are raised from the substrate. The method includes electroplating the substrate and the spheres at a second current density to diffuse metals from the substrate and deposit the metal about the spheres. The second current density is greater than the first current density. The method includes electroplating the substrate and spheres to form a second solid metal layer disposed over the spheres, and removing the spheres to form the inverse opal structure disposed between the first and second solid metal layers. The first and second solid metal layers define planar interface surfaces disposed over a porous structure of the inverse opal structure.