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Self-ordered Porous Anodic Alumina Templates by a Combinatory Anodization Technique in Oxalic and Selenic Acids

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A combinatory two-step anodization technique is presented to prepare self-ordered porous anodic alumina (PAO) templates. The first and second anodization steps are performed in oxalic and selenic acid at 40 V and 45 V, respectively, giving rise to 13-nm-diameter PAOs with high ordering and porosity of 1.4%. The anodization time for the second step is also changed to investigate the effect of the oxide layer thickness on the pore ordering, using field-emission scanning electron microscopy and fast Fourier transform analyses. Increasing the anodization time from 20 min to 1 h considerably improved the ordering and hexagonal domain structures. Further increasing the anodization time up to 8 h continuously deteriorated the ordering of the PAOs, although the nanopore growth rate remained almost constant. The fabrication of small-diameter PAOs in selenic acid is discussed and related to the electric field concentration at the oxide–electrolyte interface at the bottom of pores.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the University of Kashan for providing financial support of this work through Grant No. 159023/75.

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    M. Ahmadzadeh, M. Almasi Kashi, M. Noormohammadi & A. Ramazani

  2. Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Kashan, 87317-51167, Kashan, Iran

    M. Almasi Kashi & A. Ramazani

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Ahmadzadeh, M., Kashi, M.A., Noormohammadi, M. et al. Self-ordered Porous Anodic Alumina Templates by a Combinatory Anodization Technique in Oxalic and Selenic Acids. Journal of Elec Materi 50, 4787–4796 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-08973-x

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