Influence of Solution pH on the Electrochemical Fabrication of Functional Metal Oxides Using a Nanoporous Alumina Template

Jin-sub Choi; Eun-seong Ko; Jin-wook Kang; Yong-sug Tak; Jaeyoung Lee

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.13, No.2, 305-309, March, 2007

Jin-sub Choi , Eun-seong Ko¹, Jin-wook Kang¹, Yong-sug Tak¹, and Jaeyoung Lee^{2, †}

Nanomaterials Application Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, Seoul 153-801, Korea
¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University, Inchon 402-751, Korea
²Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, Korea

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We have investigated the influence of solution pH on the electrochemical fabrication of functional metal oxides, i.e., cuprous oxide (Cu2O) and zinc oxide (ZnO), using a nanoporous alumina template. At a low solution pH of ca. 5 ~ 7, Cu metal was preferentially filled into an alumina template; Cu2O nanorods were formed at solution pH above 8~ 10. In the preparation of ZnO using a zinc nitrate solution with a bulk solution pH of 4.3, a ZnO thin film prepared through remote electro-precipitation was observed on the alumina template.

Keywords:electrodeposition;alumina template;solution pH effect;Cu2O;ZnO

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