Smooth Anodic TiO<sub>2</sub> Nanotubes

Jan M. Macák, Hiroaki Tsuchiya, Luciano Taveira, Saule Aldabergerova, Patrik Schmuki

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2005 · 871 citations · 18 references

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Smooth results with glycerol: A highly viscous glycerol electrolyte suppresses local concentration fluctuations and changes in pH during the anodization of titanium. This leads to layers of smooth TiO2 nanotubes up to 7 μm thick and with an average pore diameter of 40 nm (see transmission electron micrograph).

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