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Title: High frequency reference electrode

Abstract

A high frequency reference electrode for electrochemical experiments comprises a mercury-calomel or silver-silver chloride reference electrode with a layer of platinum around it and a layer of a chemically and electrically resistant material such as TEFLON around the platinum covering all but a small ring or "halo" at the tip of the reference electrode, adjacent to the active portion of the reference electrode. The voltage output of the platinum layer, which serves as a redox electrode, and that of the reference electrode are coupled by a capacitor or a set of capacitors and the coupled output transmitted to a standard laboratory potentiostat. The platinum may be applied by thermal decomposition to the surface of the reference electrode. The electrode provides superior high-frequency response over conventional electrodes.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Aiken, SC
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
869330
Patent Number(s):
5316649
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC09-89SR18035
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
frequency; reference; electrode; electrochemical; experiments; comprises; mercury-calomel; silver-silver; chloride; layer; platinum; chemically; electrically; resistant; material; teflon; covering; halo; tip; adjacent; active; portion; voltage; output; serves; redox; coupled; capacitor; set; capacitors; transmitted; standard; laboratory; potentiostat; applied; thermal; decomposition; surface; provides; superior; high-frequency; response; conventional; electrodes; resistant material; standard laboratory; thermal decomposition; voltage output; reference electrode; active portion; electrode provides; provides superior; frequency response; coupled output; conventional electrodes; frequency reference; /204/

Citation Formats

Kronberg, James W. High frequency reference electrode. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Kronberg, James W. High frequency reference electrode. United States.
Kronberg, James W. Sat . "High frequency reference electrode". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869330.
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abstractNote = {A high frequency reference electrode for electrochemical experiments comprises a mercury-calomel or silver-silver chloride reference electrode with a layer of platinum around it and a layer of a chemically and electrically resistant material such as TEFLON around the platinum covering all but a small ring or "halo" at the tip of the reference electrode, adjacent to the active portion of the reference electrode. The voltage output of the platinum layer, which serves as a redox electrode, and that of the reference electrode are coupled by a capacitor or a set of capacitors and the coupled output transmitted to a standard laboratory potentiostat. The platinum may be applied by thermal decomposition to the surface of the reference electrode. The electrode provides superior high-frequency response over conventional electrodes.},
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year = {1994},
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Works referenced in this record:

Minimization of High‐Frequency Phase Shifts in Impedance Measurements
journal, April 1988