Cobalt and nickel nanopillars on aluminium substrates by direct current electrodeposition process

A. Santos, L. Vojkuvka, J. Pallarés, J. Ferré-Borrull, L. F. Marsal

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Abstract

A fast and cost-effective technique is applied for fabricating cobalt and nickel nanopillars on aluminium substrates. By applying an electrochemical process, the aluminium oxide barrier layer is removed from the pore bottom tips of nanoporous anodic alumina templates. So, cobalt and nickel nanopillars are fabricated into these templates by DC electrodeposition. The resulting nanostructure remains on the aluminium substrate. In this way, this method could be used to fabricate a wide range of nanostructures which could be integrated in new nanodevices. © to the authors 2009.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1021-1028
Number of pages8
JournalNanoscale Research Letters
Volume4
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electrodeposition
  • Metallic nanopillars
  • Nanoporous anodic alumina membranes
  • Transfer mask

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