Open AccessMetal nano-hole array copied from AAO template
Author(s) -
Xinquan Zhao,
F. Yan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.55.3785
Subject(s) - anodic aluminum oxide , materials science , nano , membrane , copper , nanotechnology , metal , oxide , thermal stability , aluminium , plating (geology) , chemical engineering , composite material , metallurgy , chemistry , fabrication , physics , medicine , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , geophysics , engineering
Well-aligned and highly ordered nano-hole array copper membranes were copied from anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template by vacuum plating. SEM shows that the nanoholes of copper membranes are hexagonally arranged with high regularity consistent with that of AAO template. The mean diameter of the holes was dependent on the corresponding parameter of AAO template. Compared with AAO membranes, the nano-hole array metal ones have many advantages in better chemical and thermal stability and higher mechanical strength, and are likely to play an important role in nano-copy field.