Everything about Cyclic voltammetry
Method of analyzing electrochemical reactions
In electrochemistry, cyclic voltammetry (CV) is a type of voltammetric measurement where the potential of the working electrode is ramped linearly versus time. Unlike in linear sweep voltammetry, after the set potential is reached in a CV experiment, the working electrode's potential is ramped in the opposite direction to return to the initial potential. These cycles in potential are repeated until the voltammetric trace reaches a cyclic steady state. The current at the working electrode is plotted versus the voltage at the working electrode to yield the cyclic voltammogram. Cyclic voltammetry is generally used to study the electrochemical properties of an analyte in solution or of a molecule that is adsorbed onto the electrode and to quantify electrochemical surface area of catalysts in electrochemical cells. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Cyclic voltammetryA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry: mechanistic tools for organic electrosynthesisInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Square-wave voltammetryThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Practical Beginner’s Guide to Cyclic VoltammetryCited 4,132 times
- Go sideways: VoltammetryA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Randles–Sevcik equationA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun Any of several electrochemical analytical technique in which a current is measured as a voltage is varied.
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A Practical Beginner’s Guide to Cyclic Voltammetry
Theory and Application of Cyclic Voltammetry for Measurement of Electrode Reaction Kinetics.
Adsorption, autoinhibition and autocatalysis in polarography and in linear potential sweep voltammetry
Li + Ion Insertion in TiO 2 (Anatase). 2. Voltammetry on Nanoporous Films
Understanding and Calibration of Charge Storage Mechanism in Cyclic Voltammetry Curves
Bismuth-Coated Carbon Electrodes for Anodic Stripping Voltammetry
The use of linear potential sweep voltammetry and of a.c. voltammetry for the study of the surface electrochemical reaction of strongly adsorbed systems and of redox modified electrodes
Comparison of high surface Pt/C catalysts by cyclic voltammetry
🆕 Influential since 2022
Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry: mechanistic tools for organic electrosynthesis
Cyclic Voltammetry Part 1: Fundamentals
Differential pulse voltammetry and chronoamperometry as analytical tools for epinephrine detection using a tyrosinase-based electrochemical biosensor
Evaluation of electrochemical performance of supercapacitors from equivalent circuits through cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge/discharge
Remaining useful life and state of health prediction for lithium batteries based on differential thermal voltammetry and a deep-learning model
📚 Books worth reading
Square-wave voltammetryValentin Mirčeski · 2007- 📕Understanding voltammetryR. G. Compton · 2012
Inverse Polarographie und VoltammetrieRolf Neeb · 1969- 📕A microprocessor-based true-RMS line voltage monitorJeffrey L. Silberberg · 1981
Stripping analysisJoseph Wang · 1985
Cyclic voltammetryDavid K. Gosser · 1993- 📕Understanding VoltammetryRichard Guy Compton, Eduardo Laborda · 2013
Square-wave voltammetryValentin Mirceski · 2007
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