Porous sintered anode bodies for capacitors formed from valve metals are
treated by electrolysis to form a dielectric layer and coated with
cathode layers. When standard parallelpiped shapes are used, cathode
coverage at the edges and corners is non-uniform and failures occur at
those locations. Rectangular prisms, obround prisms and cylindrical
prisms are formed with transition surfaces at edges and corners, such as
chamfers and curves, to enhance cathode layer uniformity. The transition
surface greatly enhances the application of polymer slurries.