Fabrication of ordered nanoporous anodic alumina prepatterned by mold-assisted chemical etching
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- 21 February 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nanoscale Research Letters
- Vol. 6 (1), 157
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276x-6-157
Abstract
In this article, a simple and cost-effective method to create patterned nanoindentations on Al surface via mold-assisted chemical etching process is demonstrated. This report shows the reaction-diffusion method which formed nanoscale shallow etch pits by the absorption/liberation behaviors of chemical etchant in poly(dimethylsiloxane) stamp. During subsequent anodization, it was possible to obtain the ordered nanopore arrays with 277 nm pitch that were guided by the prepatterned etch pits. The prepatterned etch pits obtained can guide the growth of AAO nanopores during anodization and facilitate the preparation of ordered nanopore arrays.Keywords
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