Nanoporous Templates and Membranes Formed by Nanosphere Lithography and Aluminum Anodization

Abstract

Ordered nanoporous templates and membranes with controllable thickness, interpore spacing, and pore diameter are fabricated using a combination of nanosphere lithography and aluminum anodization. These nanostructured materials possess a geometry (see scanning electron microscopy image) that is well suited for a variety of technological applications including biosensors, nanoscale filters, photovoltaics, and catalytic supports. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.