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Anodic porous alumina, which is formed by the anodization of Al, is a typical self-organized material uilizable for the fabrication of several types of functional nanodevice. The geometrical structure of anodic porous alumina is described as a closed-packed array of uniform-sized cylindrical units called cells, each of which has central straight pores perpendicular to the surface.1 Compared with other nanomaterials, one important advantage of anodic porous alumina is that the geometrical structure of anodic porus alumina (pore sizes, pore intervals, and pore depths) can be controlled easily based on the anodizing conditions.
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Masuda, H., Nishio, K. (2006). Synthesis and Applications of Highly Ordered Anodic Porous Alumina. In: Adachi, M., Lockwood, D.J. (eds) Self-Organized Nanoscale Materials. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27976-8_9
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