Cyclic Voltammetry

By Climent, V. & Feliu, J.M.
Published in NULL NULL 2015

Abstract

The electrochemical technique of cyclic voltammetry is described. The voltammetric response is classified into two main groups: i) systems where the diffusion of reactants determines the response and ii) systems involving electrosorption processes, where mass transport has no effect. In both cases, the shape of the voltammogram is discussed as a function of various parameters. The main equations that describe the behaviour are given and methodologies for extracting the different parameters from the voltammogram are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the second group of responses that involve electrosorption, since these systems have received comparatively less attention in the literature.

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