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Synthesis of Nanoporous Anodic Alumina by Anodic Oxidation of Low Purity Aluminum Substrates

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Nanoporous Alumina

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The aim of this chapter is to present some recent findings on the fabrication of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) layers by anodization of low purity aluminum substrates. The use of low purity, technical aluminum alloys, instead of high purity substrates, can significantly reduce the cost of AAO fabrication, however, this can also affect the structure and properties of as produced alumina layers. Here, we focused on the comparison of oxide layer growth on substrates with different Al contents, as well as on the new procedures used for the synthesis of well-ordered nanoporous oxides from technical aluminum alloys. Some applications of the formed nanoporous AAO layers are presented.

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Some of the research presented here was supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and High Education (grant no. N N507 481237 and the European COST action D41 Inorganic oxide surfaces and interfaces). A part of the research was carried out with the equipment purchased thanks to the financial support of the European Regional Development Fund in the framework of the Polish Innovation Economy Operational Program (contract no. POIG.02.01.00-12-023/08). Some part of work was made possible with assistance of the PL-Grid project, contract number: POIG.02.03.00-00-007/08-00, website: www.plgrid.pl. The project is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund as part of the Innovative Economy program. The SEM imaging was performed in the Laboratory of Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis at the Institute of Geological Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Poland.

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Zaraska, L., Wierzbicka, E., Kurowska-Tabor, E., Sulka, G.D. (2015). Synthesis of Nanoporous Anodic Alumina by Anodic Oxidation of Low Purity Aluminum Substrates. In: Losic, D., Santos, A. (eds) Nanoporous Alumina. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 219. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20334-8_3

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