Kinetic analysis of the hydrogen electrode reaction in unbuffered media. Theory and studies on Pt microelectrodes

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 107, Issue , 2013, Pages 248-260

  Arce, Mauricio D ^a   Bonazza, Horacio L ^a   Fernández, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Hydrogen evolution; Hydrogen oxidation; Microelectrodes; Water dissociation

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; HYDROGEN; IONIC STRENGTH; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETICS; MICROELECTRODES; PLATINUM; POLARIZATION;

CURRENT-POTENTIAL CURVES; HYDROGEN ELECTRODE REACTIONS; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; HYDROGEN OXIDATION; MASS TRANSPORT RATE; POLARIZATION CURVES; POLARIZATION RESISTANCES; WATER DISSOCIATION;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84879804110     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.05.135     Document Type: Article

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