Multi-electrolyte-step anodic aluminum oxide method for the fabrication of self-organized nanochannel arrays

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chen, Chun Ko ^a   Chen, Sheng Hui ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anodic aluminum oxide; Multi electrolyte step; Nanochannel array

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ANODIC OXIDATION; ELECTROLYTES; FABRICATION; OXALIC ACID; PHOSPHORIC ACID;

ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE; HIGH VOLTAGE; LOW VOLTAGES; MULTI-ELECTROLYTES; NANO-CHANNEL ARRAYS; OXALIC ACID SOLUTION; POWER-LOSSES; PROCESSING TIME;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

EID: 84863282034     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-122     Document Type: Article

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