Self-Assembled TiO2Nanotube Arrays with U-Shaped Profile by Controlling Anodization Temperature-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Self-Assembled TiO2Nanotube Arrays with U-Shaped Profile by Controlling Anodization Temperature

Published:2010 Issue: Volume:2010 Page:1-4
ISSN:1687-4110
Container-title:Journal of Nanomaterials
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Nanomaterials

Author:

Chen Jingfei¹,Lin Jia¹,Chen Xianfeng¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Physics, The State Key Laboratory on Fiber Optic Local Area Communication Networks and Advanced Optical Communication Systems, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240, China

Abstract

TiO2nanotube arrays with uniform diameter from top to bottom were fabricated. The synthesizing approach is based on the investigation of the influence of electrolyte temperature on the tube diameter. We found that the inner diameter of the tubes increased with the electrolyte temperature. Accordingly, we improved the tube profile from the general V shape to U shape by raising the electrolyte temperature gradually. This is a simple and fast approach to fabricate uniform TiO2nanotubes in diameter. The improved TiO2nanotube arrays may show better properties and have broad potential applications.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

General Materials Science

Link

http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/2010/753253.pdf

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