Electrochemical Template Deposition of Aluminum Nanorods Using Ionic Liquids

Abstract

A new method for synthesizing aluminum nanorods has been developed and demonstrated using nonaqueous, ionic liquid electrodeposition in nanoporous, polycarbonate templates. The nanorods, which have diameters of 40 and 60 nm and lengths of 2−4 μm, are characterized by SEM, EDX, UV−visible, and ultrafast spectroscopy.