The RC time "constant" at a disk electrode

被引:51
作者
Oldham, KB [1 ]
机构
[1] Trent Univ, Dept Chem, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
capacitance; charging current; double layer; inlaid disk; RC dispersion; time constant;
D O I
10.1016/j.elecom.2003.12.002
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
The nonuniformity of current density at inlaid disk electrodes leads to a spatial dispersion of the charging time "constant", which ranges from zero to 2RC where R and C are the overall resistance and capacitance. The consequences of this dispersion are difficult to evaluate exactly, even in the absence of faradaic processes, but a short-time treatment suggests that the effect may sometimes be important. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:5
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