Anodic porous alumina,–AAO–(also known as nanoporous alumina, nanohole alumina
arrays,–NAA–or nanoporous anodized alumina platforms,–NAAP–) has opened new …

In 1991, Iijima reported on the formation of carbon nanotubes (1) using a simple arc
discharge reaction that led to an arrangement of the material in some micrometer long tubes …

In ambient atmospheres, aluminum becomes rapidly coated with a compact 2–3 nm thick
oxide layer. This native oxide layer prevents the metal surface from further oxidation …

Due to the unique optical and electrochemical properties, large surface area, tunable
properties, and high thermal stability, nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) has …

This paper reviews the state of the art of anodized titanium dioxide nanotubes (TiO 2 NTs),
with an emphasis on the growth mechanism leading to their formation and the effect of heat …

TiO2 is one of the most studied compounds in materials science. Owing to some outstanding
properties it is used for instance in photocatalysis, dye‐sensitized solar cells, and …

The present paper gives an overview and review on self-organized TiO2 nanotube layers
and other transition metal oxide tubular structures grown by controlled anodic oxidation of a …

Anodization of valve metals and alloys is a powerful tool to control nanoscale architecture for
many metal oxides. Except for aluminum, the most explored system is self-organized oxide …

Several physico-chemical effects and properties in the solid state involve nanoscale
interactions between adjacent materials and morphologies. Arrays of binary nanostructures …

Porous anodic alumina (PAA) films are widely used as templates for functional
nanostructures, because of the high regularity and controllability of the pore morphology …