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Nanotemplates

Synkera offers a broad range of anodic alumina-based nanotemplates and blank nanoporous membranes of three distinctly different architectures:

  • Nanotemplates attached to Al foil.
  • Free-standing nanotemplates and nanoporous membranes.
  • Nanotemplates integrated onto Si or glass (custom engineering, email us for futher information).


            Synkera can provide AAO substrates in variety of formats.

Most of our nanotemplates/nanoporous membranes could be ordered with pore diameter in 10-100 nm range. They are characterized high degree or pore ordering, narrow pore size distribution (standard deviation is typically better then 10%, and in some cases as low as 5%), as well as uniform pore diameter across the entire thickness. Free-standing membranes have superior mechanical and thermal stability far exceeding that of anodic alumina membranes from other vendors. For free-standing membranes, standard heat-treatment options include annealing of the originally amorphous AAO to nanocrystalline gamma or alpha-alumina phase, which further enhances membrane's chemical and thermal stability. For more details, please see our product literature or Technology sections.

The range of currently available specifications is summarized in the table. For more details on product availability for your specifications, please email us.

AAO on Al foil
Free-standing AAO
AAO on Si wafers
or glass
Pore diameter, nm
13-150 nm
standard: 13, 18, 35, 55, 73, 80, 100, 150
custom: 10-150 nm
15-35 nm
Thickness, µm
0.1 - 100
15-100
standard: 0.2
custom: 0.1 - 0.5
Format / Size, mm
rectangular
5x5 to 65x65 mm
standard: round shape, 13, 25, 47 mm
custom: any shape, up to
120 mm in one dimension
from small rectangular pieces (10-25 mm ) to 3" wafers (inquire)
Annealing options
N/A
as-prepared (amorphous),
gamma; alpha - alumina*
N/A
Product literature
under construction
under construction
Availability**
currently available,
2 weeks
currently available,
2 weeks
under development,
please inquire
* alpha-alumina is not available in all pore diameters.
** typical availability for standard specifications, some sets of specifications could take longer.

Some of the applications for the featured nanotemplates and nanoporous membranes include:

  • Host for templated synthesis of the arrays of uniform nanostructures (nanowires, nanotubes, quantum rods, and other nanostructures).
  • Gas separation membranes.
  • Membrane reactors.
  • Ultra- and nanofiltration membranes .
  • membrane standards,
  • Nanoporous substrates for bioanalytical applications, such tissue culturing and bioanalytical systems.
  • Precursor for ceramic microsystems, etc.