New roots to formation of nanostructures on glass surface through anodic oxidation of sputtered aluminum
Open Access
- 12 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
- Vol. 4 (4), 269-276
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1468-6996(03)00059-7
Abstract
New processes for the preparation of nanostructure on glass surfaces have been developed through anodic oxidation of sputtered aluminum. Aluminum thin film sputtered on a tin doped indium oxide (ITO) thin film on a glass surface was converted into alumina by anodic oxidation. The anodic alumina gave nanometer size pore array standing vertically on the glass surface. Kinds of acids used in the anodic oxidation changed the pore size drastically. The employment of phosphoric acid solution gave several tens nanometer size pores. Oxalic acid cases produced a few tens nanometer size pores and sulfuric acid solution provided a few nanometer size pores. The number of pores in a unit area could be changed with varying the applied voltage in the anodization and the pore sizes could be increased by phosphoric acid etching. The specimen consisting of a glass substrate with the alumina nanostructures on the surface could transmit UV and visible light. An etched specimen was dipped in a TiO 2 sol solution, resulting in the impregnation of TiO 2 sol into the pores of alumina layer. The TiO 2 sol was heated at ∼400 °C for 2 h, converting into anatase phase TiO 2 . The specimens possessing TiO 2 film on the pore wall were transparent to the light in UV–Visible region. The electro deposition technique was applied to the introduction of Ni metal into pores, giving Ni nanorod array on the glass surface. The removal of the barrier layer alumina at the bottom of the pores was necessary to attain smooth electro deposition of Ni. The photo catalytic function of the specimens possessing TiO 2 nanotube array was investigated in the decomposition of acetaldehyde gas under the irradiation of UV light, showing that the rate of the decomposition was quite large.Keywords
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