THEORY OF THE DOUBLE-LAYER EFFECT ON THE RATE OF CHARGE-TRANSFER ACROSS AN ELECTROLYTE/ELECTROLYTE INTERFACE

Effect of the electric double-layer structure on the rate equations of charge (ion or electron) transfer across an electrolyte/electrolyte solution interface is discussed. The electric double layer is considered as composed of the inner layer sandwiched by two diffuse layers in both side. The charge transfer reaction is considered as taking place between two chemical species at the planes of contact of the inner layer with the two respective diffuse layers. A steady-state ionic transport in the diffuse layers (Levich correction) is assumed. Two ideal processes; inner layer rate-determining process and diffuse layer rate-determining process are addressed.