Preparation of Porous Alumina Template for Nanostructure Fabrication

Kok Kuan Ying; Inn Khuan Ng; Nur Ubaidah Saidin; Suhaila Hani Illias

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.895.21

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Preparation of Porous Alumina Template for Nanostructure Fabrication

Abstract:

Porous alumina films are widely used as templates for fabricating one-dimensional (1-D) nanostructures such as nanowires or nanotubes. Using a two-step anodisation process, we have successfully optimized the growth conditions for fabricating highly ordered porous alumina films with pore diameters ranging from 20 to 150 nm, to be used as templates for 1-D nanostructure synthesis. The effects of the anodisation conditions on pore structure and the formation rate of the films were systematically studied. It was found that low electrolyte temperatures and agitations decreased the growth rate of the films but favored the process of pore ordering. Removal of oxide layer formed from first anodisation process and removal of barrier oxide at pore ends had an important bearing on pore morphology. Besides the stand-alone porous alumina films, we have also fabricated porous alumina films on rod-shaped Al substrates.