%0 journal article %@ 1387-1811 %A Petukhov, D.I.,Eliseev, A.A.,Kolesnik, I.V.,Napolskii, K.S.,Lukashin, A.V.,Tretyakov, Y.D.,Grigoriev, S.V.,Grigorieva, N.A.,Eckerlebe, H. %D 2008 %J Microporous and Mesoporous Materials %N 1-3 %P 440-447 %R doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2008.01.033 %T Formation mechanism and packing options in tubular anodic titania films %U https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2008.01.033 1-3 %X Titania nanotube arrays were synthesized via anodic oxidation of titanium foils in glycerol electrolyte containing NH4F at anodization voltage ranging from 10 V to 30 V. The structural parameters of self-organized periodic arrays of titania nanotubes were determined by small-angle neutron scattering and scanning electron microscopy techniques. Transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction studies of single-standing nanotubes revealed the presence of nanocrystalline titanium oxide phases with oxidation states lower than +4 (TiO, Ti2O3). Several assumptions on growth and self-organization mechanism of nanotube arrays have been made.