Fabrication of CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> Nanowire Using a Double-Pass Porous Alumina Template with a Large Range of Pore Diameters

In this work, CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanowire was fabricated by using a self-designed double-pass porous alumina template. The double-pass porous alumina template was prepared by a two-step oxidation method using a mixed acid (phosphoric acid and oxalic acid) electroly...

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Main Authors: Wei Chen, Hui Zheng, Dongping Hu, Qiong Wu, Peng Zheng, Liang Zheng, Yang Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/4/331
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Summary:In this work, CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanowire was fabricated by using a self-designed double-pass porous alumina template. The double-pass porous alumina template was prepared by a two-step oxidation method using a mixed acid (phosphoric acid and oxalic acid) electrolyte and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) filler. The combustion of aluminum foil at a high voltage has been effectively resolved by using this mixed acid electrolyte. Additionally, the range of pore diameters has been obviously increased to 230–400 nm by using PMMA as the filler, which can prevent contact between the pore and solution when removing the barrier layer. Subsequently, CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> ferrite nanowire arrays were successfully fabricated into the double-pass porous alumina template by an electrochemical deposition method, and show an anisotropic feature of magnetic properties.
ISSN:2073-4352