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Carbon and Polymer Filaments in Nanoporous Alumina
Author(s) -
Schneider Jörg J.,
Engstler Jörg
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200501145
Subject(s) - membrane , nanoporous , polymer , carbon nanotube , nanotechnology , chemistry , nanoscopic scale , carbon fibers , template , porosity , nanostructure , aluminium , chemical engineering , aluminium oxide , materials science , composite material , organic chemistry , biochemistry , composite number , engineering
Nanoporous alumina membranes represent templates for the synthesis and alignment of filamentous nanostructured materials. Porous aluminium oxide (PAOX) membranes are ideal for high‐temperature synthesis. They are transparent, flexible, freestanding and thermally robust. Their pore sizes can be varied over a wide range. The membrane backside seems suited for structuring processes on the nanoscale, for which it may serve as a master. After introducing the formation process of PAOX membranes, synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with different morphologies, their electrical field emission properties, and the formation of polymeric filaments and structured polymer surfaces with the aid of PAOX are reported in this microreview.(© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006)