Reversible Steady-State Voltammograms at Microelectrodes

concentration / mM

10

diffusion coefficient

oxidant

2

cm

/s

6.5×

-6

10

reducing agent

2

cm

/s

6.5×

-6

10

microelectrode radius / μm

10

potential standard

E

0

/ V

0

number of electrons

1

2

3

Cyclic voltammetry is one of the principal techniques in electrochemistry. This Demonstration shows a simulation of cyclic voltammetry on a microelectrode in steady state and with reversible kinetics.