Fabrication and characterisation of CuO nanotubes electrodeposited into aluminium oxide template in ionic liquid
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Caimei Fan; Jinqian Jia; Xuejia Xie; Pengzeng Lu; Zhenhai Liang; Lingjun Han; Liping Zhong
- Source
- Materials Research Innovations. 18:134-137
- Subject
- Materials science
Fabrication
Scanning electron microscope
Anodizing
Mechanical Engineering
Nanotechnology
Substrate (electronics)
Condensed Matter Physics
Anode
chemistry.chemical_compound
Membrane
chemistry
Chemical engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Ionic liquid
Aluminium oxide
General Materials Science
- Language
- ISSN
- 1433-075X
1432-8917
CuO nanotubes are fabricated by direct current electrodeposition within the porous anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) template in urea–NaBr–KBr–CuCl2–acetamide ionic liquid. The AAO membrane is subject to the dual oxidation (two-step) anodising. The composition and morphology of the as prepared products are characterised using X-ray diffraction pattern and scanning electron microscopy images. Results indicate that the CuO nanotubes with 3–4 μm length and 80 nm diameter grow, which is perpendicular to the substrate. The results provide a new method for the synthesis of nanotubes.