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Inverse Porous Nickel Nanostructures From Opal Membrane Templates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2020

W.L. Zhou ,
L. Xu ,
C. Frommen ,
R.H. Baughman ,
A.A. Zakhidov ,
L. Malkinski  and
J.B. Wiley
W.L. Zhou
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA70148-2820
L. Xu
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA70148-2820
C. Frommen
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA70148-2820
R.H. Baughman
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA70148-2820
A.A. Zakhidov
Affiliation:
Honeywell Int., Corporate Technology, Morristown, NJ07962-1021
L. Malkinski
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA70148-2820
J.B. Wiley
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA70148-2820
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Currently there is a strong interest in fabricating nanoporous metal arrays using various template methods. Porous opal membranes of close-packed silica beads, for example, have a unique template structure due to their tetrahedral and octahedral interstices. Such structures can be infiltrated with a variety of materials, especially metals, to form continuous inverse networks. Interest in these forms comes from their potential application in a variety of areas including photonics, magnetics, catalysis, and thermoelectrics. In this paper, we present electron microscopy characterization of inverse nickel photonic materials prepared by electrodeposition method.

Electrodes were formed from opal pieces (typically 7 x 10 x 1.5 mm with silica spheres about 300 nm) by first depositing about 0.5 micron thick copper films on one side of the piece with magnetron sputtering. A length of wire was then attached to the copper backing with silver paste.

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Sir John Meurig Thomas Symposium: Microscopy and Microanalysis in the Chemical Sciences
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 6 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis 2000, Microscopy Society of America 58th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 34th Annual Meeting, Microscopical Society of Canada/Societe de Microscopie de Canada 27th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August 13-17, 2000 , August 2000 , pp. 56 - 57
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America

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