1998 年 19 巻 12 号 p. 790-798
Recent research development and fundamental aspects on the structure and growth mechanism of porous anodic films formed on aluminum and magnesium are reviewed. Thick anodic film growth proceeds with the balance of oxide formation at the metal/film interface and the field-assisted dissolution of oxide at pore bases. Hexagonal cylindrical cell structure of the film, in which cell size is nearly proportional to the formation voltage, is attained as a result of inversely proportional uniform pore distribution to the applied voltage. More exactly, cell dimension is a function of voltage and electric field strength. Electrolyte anions are incorporated into the film under the effect of electric field. Defects in porous films are formed by the drilling effect of micro-breakdown between pore bases and triple points of cells on aluminum ridges. Long-range ordering of cell arrangement of porous anodic alumina for electric devise materials is signifi-cantly improved by appropriate electrolysis voltages and chemical texturing of aluminum surface. For the anodic film growth on magnesium, the cylindrical pore structure which is similar to the Keller's model of anodic alumina is confirmed. It proceeds mainly by the formation of MgF2 and Mgx+y/2Ox(OH)y at the metal/film interface and the dissolution of the film at pore bases.