Monitoring TiO₂ Nanotubes Elaboration Condition, a Way for Obtaining Various Characteristics of Nanostructures

Abstract

In this paper the elaboration and characterization of TiO2 nanotubes as a function of anodizing conditions are studied taking into consideration electrolyte composition and voltage. The obtained results show that the nanotubes dimensions and surface features depend on elaboration conditions. The technique of surface characteristics investigation (2D and 3 D images) was atomic force microscopy which permitted roughness and porosity evaluation.

A new complex ceramic coating with carbon nanotubes, hydroxyapatite and TiO2 nanotubes on Ti surface for biomedical applications

“…Then the samples were rinsed using a mixture of hydrofluoric and nitric acid (HF/HNO 3 ) at a ratio of 1:3 and finally were washed with acetone and distilled water. Titanium nanotubes were prepared following the procedure described in previous papers using anodizing electrolytes for the first nanotubes generation [18,19]. The used electrolytes have been mixtures of HF 0.5% þ Na 2 HPO 4 5 g/L.…”

Aspects relating to stability of modified passive stratum on TiO2 nanostructure

“…Ti samples were prepared according to details described in a previous work in which the anodizing system was presented as well [20]. All the anodic treatments were performed at room temperature.…”

Effect of nano-topographical features of Ti/TiO2 electrode surface on cell response and electrochemical stability in artificial saliva

“…Recently researchers tried to elaborate and characterize various nanostructures of TiO 2 nanoparticles and nanotubes using various techniques, more or less expensive and sophisticated. One of the convenient ways to obtain such structure is through anodic oxidation [34], an electrochemical method easily implemented to produce controllable oxide layers on Ti by adjusting anodizing conditions [35][36][37][38][39].…”