NOVELTY - An anodized aluminum oxide template comprises an anodized aluminum substrate, pores arranged in the substrate, catalyst particles arranged uniformly in the pores to provide nucleation sites for carbon nanotube growth, carbon nanotubes arranged within the pores, and a metal material arranged over the substrate and covering carbon nanotubes.    USE - The anodized aluminum oxide template is used for growing carbon nanotubes. The template and carbon nanotubes may be used for separation of chemical species, hydrogen storage, fuel cell electrocatalyst and gas flow membranes, other catalytic applications, and as a bulk structural material.    ADVANTAGE - The inventive template allows growth of carbon nanotubes having high purity and high growth rate. The carbon nanotubes are long and continuous.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) fabrication of anodized aluminum oxide template by annealing an aluminum material, electropolishing the annealed aluminum material, performing first anodization of aluminum material and removing the first anodized material, performing second anodization of portion(s) of aluminum material to form an anodized aluminum layer and pores in the anodized aluminum layer, electrodepositing catalyst particles arranged uniformly in the pores to provide nucleation sites for carbon nanotube growth, growing carbon nanotubes within the pores, and forming a metal layer on the anodized aluminum layer covering the carbon nanotubes;    (2) formation of carbon nanotubes includes providing an aluminum material (302) having opposite first and second surfaces, anodizing the first surface to form pores, depositing catalytic material into pores to provide nucleation site for a first set of carbon nanotubes and a second set of carbon nanotubes at bottom of the pores, growing the first set of carbon nanotubes from the catalytic metal to reach about the top portion of the pores, forming a metal layer over the anodized aluminum material and covering the first set of carbon nanotubes, forming a protective barrier layer over the metal layer, removing a portion of aluminum material on the second surface to expose a bottom portion the catalyst metal, and growing a second set of carbon nanotubes at the exposed portion of the catalytic metal; and    (3) a carbon nanotube growth kit comprising first and second sets of carbon nanotubes formed by the above process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a process step of forming carbon nanotubes.    Aluminum material (302)