“…On the other hand, the MLD films can also be used as a carbon-containing template for the formation of a conformal nanoporous oxide. The high (reactive) surface area found in porous thin films makes them a versatile class of materials for a wide range of applications, including filtration, − catalysis, − sensing applications, , gas separators, , battery electrodes, (super)capacitors, − medical applications, − and protective coatings. − Porous thin films can be deposited in a variety of ways, including interfacial polymerisation, anodic polymerization, hydrothermal or solvothermal reduction, (electro)chemical reduction, , sol–gel deposition, sonochemical etching, reactive magnetron sputtering, high-pressure thermal evaporation, polymeric micelle-assembly, and anodic oxidation . However, when uniformity and thickness control on the sub-nanometer scale and conformality on complex 3D structures are requirements for the envisioned application, these depositions methods often come short.…”