It is well known that the normal oxalic acid anodized (Vf 50-60V) films cannot be electrolytically colored in NiSO
4 solution. In fact, no coloring occured in any voltages, and the local breakdown of the films, so-called “spalling”, was induced at about 35V AC. In other words, Ni cannot be electrodeposited in the micropores of the oxide films. However, it has been experimentally found that the oxalic acid film formed at low anodizing voltage (7-8V DC) was uniformly and deeply colored in bronze shade. Furthermore with thin oxide films less than 1μm, full coloring such as blue, green, yellow and red-purple shades were obtained, and above 3μm thick films were colored in bronze shade. When the full-colored films were illuminated with white light, the incident light was reflected on the top of the electrodeposited Ni needles and at the bottom of the micropores (metal interface), and the both reflected rays interfered. The interferent beam can be seen as various colors with growing of Ni needles. In this case, not only the thickness of the barrier and porous oxide layers but also an uniformity of the height of Ni needles in the micropores is particularly important. And the height of Ni needles is considered to be the order of ca. 1/4 wavelength of a visible light from the optical theory,
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