Geometrical Insights of Transient Diffusion Layers

Very simple explicit expressions for the diffusion layer thicknesses (δ l ) under transient conditions have been deduced for different geometries of the diffusion field. From these expressions we have completely quantified and characterized the variation of δ l in normal pulse voltammetry, staircase...

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Published inJournal of physical chemistry. C Vol. 114; no. 9; pp. 4093 - 4099
Main Authors Molina, Ángela, González, Joaquín, Martínez-Ortiz, Francisco, Compton, Richard G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Chemical Society 11.03.2010
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C: Surfaces, Interfaces, Catalysis
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Summary:Very simple explicit expressions for the diffusion layer thicknesses (δ l ) under transient conditions have been deduced for different geometries of the diffusion field. From these expressions we have completely quantified and characterized the variation of δ l in normal pulse voltammetry, staircase voltammetry, and linear sweep voltammetry at planar, cylindrical, and spherical electrodes of any size. The influence of the time duration, the potential, the sweep rate, and the electrode radius has been analyzed, and interesting limit expressions for δ l corresponding to E ≫ E 0 and E ≪ E 0 have also been deduced. The conditions required to attain stationary state are given.
ISSN:1932-7447
1932-7455
DOI:10.1021/jp9115172