Tailoring morphology in free-standing anodic aluminium oxide: Control of barrier layer opening down to the sub-10 nm diameter
- 18 March 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Nanoscale
- Vol. 2 (5), 778-785
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c0nr00055h
Abstract
Free-standing, highly ordered porous aluminium oxide templates were fabricated by three-step anodization in oxalic, sulfuric or phosphoric acid solutions, followed by dissolution of the aluminium substrate in HgCl2. Opening of the pore bottoms on the barrier layer side of these templates was carried out by using chemical or ion beam etching. Chemical etching is capable of achieving full pore opening, but partial pore opening occurs inhomogeneously. On the contrary, ion beam etching enables homogeneous and reproducible partial pore opening, with the pore size controlled through the etching time. By this method, pore openings as small as 5 nm can reliably be obtained.Keywords
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