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O: Fachverband Oberflächenphysik

O 5: Nanostructures at Surfaces I (Wires, Tubes)

O 5.1: Talk

Monday, March 26, 2007, 11:15–11:30, H36

TiO₂ nanotubes, formation and properties — •Ghicov Andrei, Schmuki Patrik, Macak Jan, and Kunze Julia — WW4- LKO, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Martensstr.7, D-91058 Erlange

Electrochemically grown TiO₂ nanotubes represent a combination between a structure with a high effective surface area with numerous functional properties. The material has an adjustable crystalline structure (amorphous /anatase /rutile) which makes the ordered nanotube layers a candidate for even wider applications in different fields. The presentation will show how TiO₂ nanotubes can be grown on titanium substrates and how their geometry can be adjusted in desired ways by anodization parameters. The surface structure and - area are a key factors for wetting [1], biomedical [2], catalytic [3] and electronic [4] applications - some specific examples will be discussed.

References:

[1]. E. Balaur, J. M. Macak, L. Taveira, P. Schmuki, Electrochem. Commun, 7 (2005) 1066

[2]. H. Tsuchiya, M. Macak Jan, L. Muller, J. Kunze, F. Muller, P. Greil, S. Virtanen, P. Schmuki, J. Biomed. Mater. Res., Part A 77 (2006) 534

[3]. J. M. Macak, H. Tsuchiya, A. Ghicov, P. Schmuki, Electrochem. Commun, 7 (2005) 1133

[4]. R. Beranek, H. Tsuchiya, T. Sugishima, J. M. Macak, L. Taveira, S. Fujimoto, H. Kisch, P. Schmuki, Appl. Phys. Lett., 87 (2005) 243114