Fabrication of Aluminium Nanowires by Differential Pressure Injection
Author(s) -
Ahmed. A. Hashoosh,
H. Hirshy,
Emmanuel Brousseau,
Ahmed A. Moosa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
isrn nanomaterials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2090-8741
DOI - 10.1155/2013/132798
Subject(s) - aluminium , fabrication , materials science , nanowire , anodic aluminum oxide , aluminium oxide , substrate (aquarium) , differential pressure , nanotechnology , metal , anode , oxide , anodizing , atmospheric pressure , metallurgy , composite material , electrode , chemistry , medicine , oceanography , alternative medicine , physics , pathology , geology , mechanics
The reported study aims to demonstrate the application of a simple technique, which is referred to as pressure differential injection, to prepare metallic nanowires. This technique relies on the difference in pressure between the inside of sealed nanochannels of an anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) substrate and the ambient atmosphere to inject a molten metal, which is previously deposited on the substrate, into the AAO pores. The application of this technique enabled the fabrication of nanowires in aluminium with diameters comprised between 55 nm and 65 nm.
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