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Highly self-assembled nanotubular aluminum oxide by hard anodization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2011

Kunbae Noh ,
Karla S. Brammer ,
Hyunsu Kim ,
Se-Yeon Jung ,
Tae-Yeon Seong  and
Sungho Jin
Kunbae Noh
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
Karla S. Brammer
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
Hyunsu Kim
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
Se-Yeon Jung
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Tae-Yeon Seong
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Sungho Jin*
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: jin@ucsd.edu
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Abstract

Anodized aluminum oxide (AAO), well-known hexagonally ordered vertical pore nanostructure, can be altered to form nanotubular AAO arrays potentially having many favorable properties due to its large surface area and unique geometry. We present here a creation of novel nanotubular AAO structure by the hard anodization technique. Because of the guided formation of void channels at triple cell junctions during the course of the controlled anodization process, periodically spaced-apart aluminum oxide nanotubular geometry could be achieved over large areas. Further separation to well-defined individual AAO nanotube arrays was obtained when etched in a mixed CuCl2/HCl solution during Al substrate removal. Nanotubular geometry AAO with periodic and mechanically robust structure can be useful not only for biomedical applications such as to enhance cell adhesion and viability or drug delivery vehicles, but also as a large-surface-area catalyst support or sensor elements.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 26 , Issue 2: Focus Issue: Self-Assembly and Directed Assembly of Advanced Materials , 28 January 2011 , pp. 186 - 193
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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