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Simultaneous Multi-surface Anodizations and Stair-like Reverse Biases Detachment of Anodic Aluminum Oxides in Sulfuric and Oxalic Acid Electrolyte
Published on: October 5, 2017
Controlled fabrication of patterned lateral porous alumina membranes
M Gowtham1, L Eude, C S Cojocaru
1Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128, Palaiseau, France.
Abstract:
Confined lateral alumina templates are fabricated with different pore sizes by changing the acid electrolyte and the anodization voltage. The control of the number of pore rows down to one dimension is also achieved, by controlling the thickness of the starting aluminum film as well as the anodization voltage. We observe that the mechanism of pore formation in the lateral regime is very similar to that in the classical vertical situation.
