Fabrication and Morphology Characterization of Self-Ordering Anodic Aluminum Oxide Films Using Multi-Step Anodizing

Anodization of aluminum in a mixture solution of 1,3-propanediol solutions and 0.4 mol l−1 H3PO4 at low temperature has been studied for the first time. The morphology and composite of AAO template were characterized by means of scanning electron microscope (SEM) in combination with energy dispersiv...

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Published inECS transactions Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 345 - 350
Main Authors Ma, Di, Li, Shu-bai, Dong, Xin-yan, Hu, Xiu-ying, Wang, Bin, Chen, Xiang-yan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Electrochemical Society, Inc 20.08.2014
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Summary:Anodization of aluminum in a mixture solution of 1,3-propanediol solutions and 0.4 mol l−1 H3PO4 at low temperature has been studied for the first time. The morphology and composite of AAO template were characterized by means of scanning electron microscope (SEM) in combination with energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). It was found that the difference in pore density and pore diameter characteristics is found to depend on the anodizing temperature. The resulting anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) templates have uniform and regular pores whose diameters are significantly smaller than those found in AAO templates anodized at room temperature.
ISSN:1938-5862
1938-6737
DOI:10.1149/05901.0345ecst