1. ANODIZATION MECHANISM AND PROPERTIES OF BI-LAYER TANTALUM OXIDE FORMED IN PHOSPHORIC ACID Open Access Author: Sloppy, Jennifer D. Title: ANODIZATION MECHANISM AND PROPERTIES OF BI-LAYER TANTALUM OXIDE FORMED IN PHOSPHORIC ACID Graduate Program: Materials Science and Engineering Keywords: Anodic FilmTantalum anodizationPoint Defect ModelElectrochemical Impedance SpectroscopyKinetics of Anodizationspectroscopic ellipsometryanodic growth laws File: Download sloppy_7_16_2.pdf Committee Members: Sarah Elizabeth Dickey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorElizabeth C Dickey, Committee Chair/Co-ChairDigby D Macdonald, Committee MemberClive A Randall, Committee MemberThomas E Mallouk, Committee MemberNikolas J Podraza, Committee Member