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  Classic theoretical paper proposing the field-assisted dissolution mechanism for porous anodic oxide formation on aluminium. Published in the Journal of Physics
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## Abstract

Classic theoretical paper proposing the field-assisted dissolution mechanism for porous anodic oxide formation on aluminium. Published in the Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. Established the conceptual framework that explains why anodizing in acid electrolytes (sulphuric, oxalic, phosphoric, chromic) produces porous films rather than continuous barrier films, and why pore geometry correlates with electrolyte chemistry and anodizing voltage. Cited as the foundational theoretical reference in essentially all subsequent porous-anodize literature.

## Source details

- **Type:** Paper
- **Year:** 1959
- **Issuer / Authors:** Hoar, T. P.; Mott, N. F.
- **Official source:** <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022369759902236>
- **DOI:** 10.1016/0022-3697(59)90223-6
- **Access:** Paywalled via Elsevier ScienceDirect; abstract free
- **Last verified:** 2026-05-21