J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2008, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (04): 550-562.

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Nanotube Arrays in Porous Anodic Alumina Membranes

Liang LI, Naoto KOSHIZAKI, Guanghai LI   

  1. Nanoarchitectonics Research Center (NARC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), AIST Tsukuba Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan...
  • Received:2008-01-24 Revised:2008-03-14 Online:2008-07-28 Published:2009-10-10
  • Contact: Liang Li

Abstract: This review summarizes the various techniques developed for fabricating nanotube arrays in porous anodic alumina membranes (AAMs). After a brief introduction to the fabrication process of AAMs, taking carbons, metals, semiconductors, organics, biomoleculars, and heterojunctions as typical examples, attention will be focused on the recently established methods to fabricate nanotubes in AAM, including electrochemical deposition, surface sol-gel, modified chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, and layer-by-layer growth. Every method is demonstrated by one or two reported results. Finally, this review is concluded with some perspectives on the research directions and focuses on the AAM-based nanotubes fields.

Key words: Nanotube, Template, Anodic alumina membrane, Porous, One-dimensional nanostructure