Porous Alumina Films with Width-Controllable Alumina Stripes
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چکیده
Porous alumina films had been fabricated by anodizing from aluminum films after an electropolishing procedure. Alumina stripes without pores can be distinguished on the surface of the porous alumina films. The width of the alumina stripes increases proportionally with the anodizing voltage. And the pores tend to be initiated close to the alumina stripes. These phenomena can be ascribed to the electric field distribution in the alumina barrier layer caused by the geometric structure of the aluminum surface.
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1. Aluminum anodization
The history of electrochemical oxidation of aluminum dates back to the beginning of the last century. Anodic treatment of aluminum were intensively investigated to obtain protective and decorative films on its surface [1]. More recently, applications of porous alumina with a huge surface area and a relatively narrow pore size distribution have been exploited [2]. For example, several attempts t...
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