The electric double layer at a metal electrode in pure water

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2846-2856

  Brüesch, Peter ^a   Christen, Thomas ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONIZATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PH EFFECTS; POISSON EQUATION; PROTONS; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER (EDL); ELECTRODE POTENTIAL;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 12144287120     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1641517     Document Type: Article

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