The interrupter technique presented, using a computer assisted data acquisition and calculation method, allows the determination of the ohmic potential drop (IR-drop) in potentiostatic experiments. The results obtained for the passivation of a 304 stainless steel in low conductivity ethanol/water solutions containing hydrogen chloride show the importance of the accurate correction of the IR-drop to calculate the correct kinetic parameters. Impedance measurements give the same values for the ohmic resistance as the computer-assisted interrupter technique described in this paper. The complex plane plots of the impedance show three capacitive loops before the current density reaches its maximum.
COMPUTER-ASSISTED DC AND AC TECHNIQUES IN ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE ACTIVE PASSIVE TRANSITION
ELSENER, BERNHARD;
1983-01-01
Abstract
The interrupter technique presented, using a computer assisted data acquisition and calculation method, allows the determination of the ohmic potential drop (IR-drop) in potentiostatic experiments. The results obtained for the passivation of a 304 stainless steel in low conductivity ethanol/water solutions containing hydrogen chloride show the importance of the accurate correction of the IR-drop to calculate the correct kinetic parameters. Impedance measurements give the same values for the ohmic resistance as the computer-assisted interrupter technique described in this paper. The complex plane plots of the impedance show three capacitive loops before the current density reaches its maximum.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.