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Peer-Reviewed Paper · 1970

The Morphology and Mechanism of Formation of Porous Anodic Films on Aluminium

O'Sullivan, J. P.; Wood, G. C.

Highly-cited Proceedings of the Royal Society A paper that established the quantitative geometric relationships between anodizing voltage and porous oxide structure parameters (pore diameter, cell diameter, barrier layer thickness, wall thickness). The empirical correlations from this paper underlie modern models of anodize film structure and remain the reference for predicting self-ordered nanoporous alumina geometry from processing conditions.

[View source →](https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1970.0177) · [Details](/reference/osullivan-wood-1970)

Access: Paywalled via Royal Society Publishing; abstract free

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Peer-Reviewed Paper · 1969

Anodic Oxide Films on Aluminum

Diggle, J. W.; Downie, T. C.; Goulding, C. W.

The foundational review paper on anodic oxide films on aluminium, published in Chemical Reviews. Covers oxide structure (barrier layer plus porous layer in porous-type electrolytes), formation mechanisms, the role of electrolyte and anodizing conditions, and the relationship between processing parameters and film properties. Cited in essentially every modern paper on aluminium anodizing as the canonical mechanism reference.

[View source →](https://doi.org/10.1021/cr60260a003) · [Details](/reference/diggle-downie-goulding-1969)

Access: Paywalled via ACS Publications; abstract free

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Peer-Reviewed Paper · 1959

A Mechanism for the Formation of Porous Anodic Oxide Films on Aluminium

Hoar, T. P.; Mott, N. F.

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.

[View source →](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022369759902236) · [Details](/reference/hoar-mott-1959)

Access: Paywalled via Elsevier ScienceDirect; abstract free

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