Development of functional glasses through anodic oxidation

Abstract

The methodologies for the preparation of the functional glasses through anodic oxidation have been developed. The nanometer size pore array was formed by the anodic oxidation of aluminum sputtered on the glass surfaces. The introduction of active components into the pores by sol-gel technique or electro deposition technique has been studied to make the glasses possess the functions like photo catalysis, nano size magnet array etc. The glasses having the nanostructure on the surface shows good translucence and are suitable for optical applications.