Antimony Nanowire Arrays Fabricated by Pulsed Electrodeposition in Anodic Alumina Membranes

Highly ordered arrays of antimony nanowires have been fabricated reproducibly by pulsed electrodeposition in anodic alumina membranes. The nanowires are shown to be single crystalline, metallic, and have a diameter of 40 nm. The field emission microscopy image (see Figure) shows the degree of filling of the template and the variation in the height of the nanowires.