Stationary potential patterns during the reduction of peroxodisulfate at Ag ring electrodes

Peter Grauel, Jan Christoph, Georg Flätgen, Katharina Krischer

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Abstract

The potential distribution in front of a Ag ring electrode during the reduction of peroxodisulfate was measured with potential microprobes. Inhomogeneous stationary potential distributions were observed when using a Haber - Luggin capillary, i.e., placing the reference electrode close to the working electrode on the axis of the ring. It is shown that such an arrangement introduces a negative global coupling into the system which destabilizes homogeneous stationary states if the current - potential characteristics exhibits a negative differential resistance. Further consequences of the negative global coupling are discussed, and the effect of an additional, external series resistor is demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10264-10271
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume102
Issue number50
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Dec 1998
Externally publishedYes

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