Front Cover -- Nanostructured Anodic Metal Oxides: Synthesis and Applications -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1. Introduction to anodization of metals -- 1.1 Anodization of valve metals -- 1.2 Anodization as a simple electrolytic process -- 1.3 Ionic migration in anodic oxide films -- 1.4 Models of ionic conduction in the anodic oxide film -- 1.5 Types of anodic oxide films -- 1.6 Thermodynamics of oxide formation on metals -- 1.7 Kinetics of porous or tubular oxide growth -- 1.8 Mechanism of porous or tubular oxide growth
1.8.1 Field-assisted model of porous oxide formation -- 1.8.2 Plastic flow model of porous oxide formation -- 1.8.3 Oxygen bubble mold model of porous oxide formation -- 1.9 Factors influencing the morphology of anodic films -- 1.10 Summary -- References -- 2. Recent trends in synthesis of nanoporous anodic aluminum oxides -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Inorganic acids -- 2.2.1 Phosphonic acid (H3PO3) -- 2.2.2 Sulfamic acid (NH2SO3H) -- 2.2.3 Chromic acid (H2CrO4) -- 2.2.4 Selenic acid (H2SeO4) -- 2.2.5 Arsenic acid (H3AsO4) -- 2.2.6 Pyrophosphoric acid (H4P2O7) -- 2.3 Organic acids