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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2017)

Fast Growth of Highly Ordered TiO2 Nanotube Arrays on Si Substrate under High-Field Anodization

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-016-0114-4
Jingnan Song
Key Laboratory of Artificial Structure and Quantum Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Maojun Zheng
Key Laboratory of Artificial Structure and Quantum Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Bin Zhang
Key Laboratory of Artificial Structure and Quantum Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Qiang Li
Key Laboratory of Artificial Structure and Quantum Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Faze Wang
Key Laboratory of Artificial Structure and Quantum Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Liguo Ma
Key Laboratory of Artificial Structure and Quantum Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Yanbo Li
Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, People’s Republic of China
Changqing Zhu
Key Laboratory of Artificial Structure and Quantum Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Li Ma
School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
Wenzhong Shen
Key Laboratory of Artificial Structure and Quantum Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Maojun Zheng

mjzheng@sjtu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 9 No. 2 (2017), Article Number: 13

Abstract

Highly ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays (NTAs) on Si substrate possess broad applications due to its high surface-to-volume ratio and novel functionalities, however, there are still some challenges on facile synthesis. Here, we report a simple and cost-effective high-field (90–180 V) anodization method to grow highly ordered TiO2 NTAs on Si substrate, and investigate the effect of anodization time, voltage, and fluoride content on the formation of TiO2 NTAs. The current density–time curves, recorded during anodization processes, can be used to determine the optimum anodization time. It is found that the growth rate of TiO2 NTAs is improved significantly under high field, which is nearly 8 times faster than that under low fields (40–60 V). The length and growth rate of the nanotubes are further increased with the increase of fluoride content in the electrolyte.

Keywords

TiO2 nanotube arrays Si substrate Anodization High field Controllable preparation
Song, Jingnan, Maojun Zheng, Bin Zhang, Qiang Li, Faze Wang, Liguo Ma, Yanbo Li, Changqing Zhu, Li Ma, and Wenzhong Shen. 2016. “Fast Growth of Highly Ordered TiO2 Nanotube Arrays on Si Substrate under High-Field Anodization”. Nano-Micro Letters 9 (2):13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-016-0114-4.
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