The Construction and Behaviour of Ultramicroelectrodes: Investigations of Novel Electrochemical Systems.

Abstract

Methods of construction and the behavior of microdisc and microsphere electrodes having radii down to 1000 and 200 A respectively and of microspheres having widths down to 250 A are reviewed. The high steady state rates of mass transport and the low ohmic over potentials allow the study of systems under simple steady state conditions as well as the study of many novel systems. It is shown that the rates of fast electrode reactions can be readily measured; the kinetics of reactions in solution coupled to electrode reactions are more easily determined than by relaxation methods using planar electrodes; reactions can be examined in solvents using low or zero concentrations of support electrolyte as well as in low dielectric constant solvents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 28, 1984
Accession Number
ADA148658

Entities

People

  • A. M. Bond
  • J. Robinson
  • M. Fleischmann
  • S. B. Khoo
  • Stanley Pons

Organizations

  • University of Utah

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acetonitrile
  • Chemistry
  • Coatings
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Cyanides
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Electrodes
  • Equations
  • Fibers
  • Geometry
  • Low Temperature
  • Mass Transfer
  • Materials
  • Melting Point
  • Phase Transformations
  • Steady State

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Electrochemical Surface Science
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design