Journal
THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 520, Issue 1, Pages 235-238Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.07.044
Keywords
Titania nanotubes; Titanium; Anodization; Branching
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- state of New York through NYSTAR
- National Science Foundation through DMR [0519081]
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [0519081] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Div Of Electrical, Commun & Cyber Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [1002282] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Titania nanotubes are attractive for many applications such as energy generation, storage and delivery, gas sensing, and water purification. Here, we demonstrate branched titania nanotube formation during potentiostatic anodization of titanium films or foils in a single electrochemical bath by stepping down the anodization voltage V-onod below a threshold value. The linear dependence on the titanium nanotube diameter with V-onod and the lack of nanotube formation for V-anod<20 V constrains homogeneous branching to occur only V-2 <= V-1/root 2-V0, where V-1 and V-2 are the initial and final anodization voltages and V-0 is a voltage offset dependent on the anodization bath chemistry. Our technique circumvents the constraints of multi-bath and multi-temperature methods for branching, and provides a versatile means for creating hierarchically sized and/or interconnected titania nanotubes for applications. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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