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Nickel nanotubes prepared by electroless deposition in ion track templates

I. ENCULESCU1,* , M. SIMA1, M. ENCULESCU1, E. MATEI1, M. E. TOIMIL MOLARES2, TH. CORNELIUS2

Affiliation

  1. National Institute For Materials Physics, Magurele, Atomistilor str. 105 bis, PO Box MG. 7, 077125 – Bucharest, Romania
  2. Geselschaft Fur Schwerionenforschung, Planckstrasse 1, Darmstadt, Germany

Abstract

Nickel nano- and micro- tubes were prepared by electroless deposition in ion track template membranes. By choosing the appropriate etching conditions membranes with cylindrical or conical pores were obtained allowing the preparation of cylindrical or conical tubules. The activation of the membranes was a two step process. The bath used for deposition was an acidic one. Typically for acidic bath deposition, by energy dispersive X ray analysis, a phosphorous content of up to 10 % was found in the deposit.

Keywords

Nickel nanotubes, Template, E;ectroless deposition, EDX analysis, ion track membranes.

Citation

I. ENCULESCU, M. SIMA, M. ENCULESCU, E. MATEI, M. E. TOIMIL MOLARES, TH. CORNELIUS, Nickel nanotubes prepared by electroless deposition in ion track templates, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 3, March 2008, pp.133-136 (2008).

Submitted at: Feb. 26, 2008

Accepted at: March 16, 2008