Revisiting metal electrodeposition in porous anodic alumina: toward tailored preparation of metal nanotube arrays

• Main Authors: Zhang, Aiqin, Zhou, Jiajing, Das, Paramita, Xiao, Yuanhua, Gong, Feilong, Li, Feng, Wang, Lizhen, Zhang, Linsen, Wang, Lixia, Cao, Yang, Duan, Hongwei
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Growth Mechanism; Metal Electrodeposition
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87050; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45221
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Metal electrodeposition in porous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) is a complicated and multi-step process, consisting of diffusion of metal ions in the pores, reduction of metal ions and crystallization of metal atoms. The growth mechanism is also complex and changing with electrodeposition conditions....