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Formation of Self‐Organized Zirconium Titanate Nanotube Layers by Alloy Anodization
Author(s) -
Yasuda K.,
Schmuki P.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200601912
Subject(s) - materials science , anodizing , nanotube , zirconium , alloy , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , composite material , metallurgy , aluminium , carbon nanotube , engineering
Self‐organized zirconium titanate nanotube layers (see figure) have been produced by anodizing a Ti–Zr alloy in a fluoride‐containing electrolyte. The diameter of the tubes can be adjusted by the anodization voltage and ranges from several tens of nanometers to several hundreds of nanometers. The as‐formed layers are amorphous but can be crystallized to zirconium titanate by an adequate thermal treatment.