“…In order to understand the growth mechanism of the porous layers during anodizing, several experimental studies 5 have investigated the effect of the anodizing conditions, especially the chemical composition of the electrolyte, voltage or current density, on most structural parameters of AAO, such as nanopore diameter and wall thickness. Furthermore, several models, such as the eld-assisted model, 6,7 the stress-induced plastic ow model, 8,9 the volume expansion stress model 10,11 and the oxygen bubble mold model, [12][13][14] were proposed to elaborate the growth mechanism of the porous layers during anodizing. Although these theories are different, they are all based on a common cognition: the formation of AAO is a competition between the two reactions of aluminium oxidation and alumina dissolution.…”