Anope Dissipation

The creation of micro nonporous and nano-tube structures can be achieved through a process of anope dissipation. This process involves regulating the voltage and the current flow through a circuit which has been submersed in an acidic bath, over time an oxide layer can be grown on the cathode terminal of the circuit. In order to achieve a better understanding of the growth of this oxide layer time critical measurements of current and voltage were taken allowing the resistance of the circuit (which is proportional to the overall oxide growth) to be calculated. Using our expertise in LabVIEW we were able to offer an automated process, which would remove the need for an operator to supervise the experiment as well as replacing manual observational readings with more accurate digital ones also allowing direct entry into spreadsheets. The program automatically controlled stepped and level voltages as well as the current flow with the final system capable of running experiments from minutes to days. The results of this project have given a greater understanding into the way the oxide layer can be grown using this anope dissipation method which has in turn lead to new processes in nano-tube creation