Tailoring morphology in titania nanotube arrays by implantation: experiments and modelling on designed pore size—and beyond

Autor: Astrid Kupferer, Stephan Mändl, Stefan G. Mayr
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Materials Research Letters, Vol 9, Iss 11, Pp 483-489 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2166-3831
21663831
DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2021.1976294
Popis: Titania nanotube arrays are an exceptionally adaptable material for various applications ranging from energy conversion to biomedicine. Besides electronic properties, structural morphology on nanometre scale is essential. It is demonstrated that ion implantation constitutes a versatile method for the synthesis of tailored nanotube morphologies. Experimental-phenomenological observations reveal a successive closing behaviour of nanotubes upon ion implantation. Employing molecular dynamics calculations in combination with analytical continuum models, the physical origins of this scenario are unravelled by identifying ion bombardment induced viscous flow driven by capillarity as its underlying mechanism besides minor contributions from sputtering and redeposition. These findings enable the tailoring of nanotube arrays suitable for manifold applications.
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