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Perfectly Ordered, Free‐Standing Nanowire Arrays With Controllable Geometry
Author(s) -
Robinson Adam Philip,
Burnell Gavin,
Sahonta SumanLata,
MacManusDriscoll Judith
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200900150
Subject(s) - materials science , nanowire , nanoporous , template , substrate (aquarium) , focused ion beam , nanotechnology , geometry , ion , oceanography , physics , quantum mechanics , geology , mathematics
We demonstrate a novel focused ion beam (FIB) based technique for the production of substrate‐supported, free‐standing, perfectly ordered nanowire arrays with control over the pore geometry, pitch, diameter, and length. A FIB may be used to influence the site of pore formation in ultra‐thin (<1 µm) oxide nanoporous templates adhered to substrates. Electrodeposition through the template results in the production of nanowire arrays with controlled, perfect ordering.