Issue 17, 2022

iR drop correction in electrocatalysis: everything one needs to know!

Abstract

Direct current (DC) voltammetric techniques in which the potential is controlled while the response is measured as current are in use for decades now in the screening of electrocatalysts used in energy conversion devices, sensors, and electrolyzers despite being inferior in many ways to alternating current (AC) techniques and other advanced voltammetric techniques because of their simplicity to use and handle resultant data. One of the major issues with the controlled-potential DC techniques where the applied potential is controlled by means of a reference electrode is the potential drop at the interface. This drop in potential affects the obtained results to an inconceivably greater extent in some cases. Hence, this drop in potential is manually corrected by following Ohm's law. However, there exists a pile of miscalculated potential drop corrections in the literature because of the challenges in understanding them and the unawareness of the protocols that need to be followed. To help the beginners of this field, this article is dedicated to defining and elaborating a potential drop, the factors influencing it, commonly made mistakes, and best practices.

Graphical abstract: iR drop correction in electrocatalysis: everything one needs to know!

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
20 feb 2022
Accepted
28 mar 2022
First published
30 mar 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022,10, 9348-9354

iR drop correction in electrocatalysis: everything one needs to know!

S. Anantharaj and S. Noda, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 9348 DOI: 10.1039/D2TA01393B

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