| Porous alumina templates were fabricated using cold temperature and room temperature anodization procedures. Template development at every stage of the room temperature procees was monitored. Alumina nanowires were found on the template surface after both the etching and the second anodization phases. Templates made using the room temperature procedure had pore diameters around 50 nm and interpore distances around 115 nm, whereas the and 0°C anodized templates had similar pore features with pore diameters around 30 nm and interpore distances around 105 nm.;Nanowires of nickel oxide and iron oxide were successfully synthesized on commercial templates with 200 nm pore diameter Nickel oxide nanowires were also synthesized on fabricated templates with 50 nm pore diameter. Attempts were made to produce silicon carbide nanowires, however, the template method as well as procedures using temperatures cooler than literature values with longer annealing time periods were not successful. |
