Fabrication of high quality anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) on low purity aluminum - A comparative study with the AAO produced on high purity aluminum

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 105, Issue , 2013, Pages 424-432

  Michalska Domańska, Marta ^a   Norek, Małgorzata ^a   Stȩpniowski, Wojciech J ^a   Budner, Bogusław ^a  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anodic aluminum oxide (AAO); Low purity aluminum (AA1050) anodization; Mechanism of AAO growth; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

ANODIC OXIDATION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IONS; OXIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFURIC ACID;

ALUMINUM OXIDE MATRIX; ANODIC ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANODIZATIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; HIGH PURITY ALUMINUM; SULFURIC ACID SOLUTION; TWO STEP ANODIZATION;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84878733527     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.04.160     Document Type: Article

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