Electrolytic capacitor to a smooth surface of the same area or the same volume. By applying a positive voltage to the above-mentioned anode material in an electrolytic bath an oxide barrier layer with a thickness corresponding to the applied voltage will be formed (formation). This oxide layer acts as dielectric in an electrolytic capacitor. The properties of this oxide layers are given in the following table: After forming a dielectric oxide on the rough anode structure, a counter electrode has to match the rough insulating oxide surface. This is accomplished by the electrolyte, which acts as the cathode electrode of an electrolytic
Aluminum electrolytic capacitor as "Z". In this sense the impedance is a measure of the capacitor's ability to pass alternating currents. Impedance can be calculated using the idealized components of a capacitor's series-equivalent circuit, including an ideal capacitor formula_4, a resistor formula_5, and an inductance formula_6. In this case the impedance at the angular frequency formula_7 is therefore given by the geometric (complex) addition of ESR, by a capacitive reactance (Capacitance) and by an inductive reactance (Inductance) Then formula_10 is given by Aluminum electrolytic capacitor Aluminum electrolytic capacitors are polarized electrolytic capacitors whose anode electrode (+) is made of a pure aluminum foil