Authors

Guigen Zhang

Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

6-4-2013

Patent Number

patent number 8453319

Abstract

The present invention relates to nanopillar arrays that may have relatively large dimensions and relatively large interpillar distances. The present invention also relates to methods of forming the same. In some embodiments of the invention, methods of forming hexagonal nanopillar arrays include forming a base comprising aluminum; forming a hexagonal pattern of pits in the aluminum; anodizing the aluminum to form aluminum oxide comprising a primary hexagonal nanopore array at the positions of the pits in the aluminum; depositing a conductive material into the nanopores of the primary hexagonal nanopore array; and removing the mask and the aluminum oxide to provide the hexagonal nanopillar array.

Application Number

12/825897

Assignees

Clemson University Research Foundation (Clemson, SC, US)

Filing Date

2010-06-29

Primary/U.S. Class

29/825

Other/U.S. Class

29/846

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