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http://dx.doi.org/10.4283/JKMS.2008.18.2.079

Effect of the Formation of an Initial Oxide Layer on the Fabrication of the Porous Aluminium Oxide  

Park, Young-Ok (Department of Physics, Kookmin University)
Kim, Chul-Sung (Department of Physics, Kookmin University)
Kouh, Tae-Joon (Department of Physics, Kookmin University)
Abstract
We have investigated the effect of the formation of an initial oxide layer on the fabrication of the porous aluminium oxide. The porous aluminium oxide was fabricated by two-step anodization process with a electropolished aluminium foil. Before the first anodization step, the initial oxide layer with thickness of 10 nm was formed under the applied voltage of 1 V and later the anodization was continued under 40 V using oxalic acid solution. With the formation of the initial oxide layer, the anodization process was stable and the anodization current was constant throughout the process. In case of the absence of the initial oxide layer, the anodization was very unstable and the continuous increase in the anodization current was observed. This indicates the formation of the initial oxide layer on the aluminium surface prevents the burning of the surface due to the nonuniform distribution of the applied electric field, and allows the stable anodization process required for the porous aluminium oxide.
Keywords
porous aluminium oxide; anodization; thin oxide layer;
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