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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Front. Energy Res.</journal-id>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3389/fenrg.2020.00155</article-id>
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<article-title>Finite Heterogeneous Rate Constants for the Electrochemical Oxidation of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> at Glassy Carbon Electrodes</article-title>
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<name><surname>Tichter</surname> <given-names>Tim</given-names></name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref>
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<name><surname>Schneider</surname> <given-names>Jonathan</given-names></name>
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<name><surname>Roth</surname> <given-names>Christina</given-names></name>
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<aff id="aff1"><sup>1</sup><institution>Angewandte Physikalische Chemie, Freie Universit&#x000E4;t Berlin</institution>, <addr-line>Berlin</addr-line>, <country>Germany</country></aff>
<aff id="aff2"><sup>2</sup><institution>Lehrstuhl f&#x000FC;r Werkstoffverfahrenstechnik, Universit&#x000E4;t Bayreuth</institution>, <addr-line>Bayreuth</addr-line>, <country>Germany</country></aff>
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<fn fn-type="edited-by"><p>Edited by: Kai S. Exner, Sofia University, Bulgaria</p></fn>
<fn fn-type="edited-by"><p>Reviewed by: Aaron Marshall, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Aleksandar Zeradjanin, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Germany</p></fn>
<corresp id="c001">&#x0002A;Correspondence: Tim Tichter <email>t.tichter&#x00040;fu-berlin.de</email></corresp>
<fn fn-type="other" id="fn001"><p>This article was submitted to Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, a section of the journal Frontiers in Energy Research</p></fn></author-notes>
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<abstract><p>The electrochemical oxidation of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> at planar glassy carbon electrodes is investigated via stationary and rotating linear sweep voltammetry as well as via chronoamperometry. It is demonstrated that introducing finite kinetic rate constants into the Butler-Volmer equation captures the experimentally observed concentration dependence of the ordinate intercept in Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich plots that cannot be explained by using the classical model. This new concept leads to a three-term Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich equation considering mass transport limitations, Butler-Volmer kinetics, as well as finite heterogeneous kinetics simultaneously. Based on these findings it is pointed out that stationary linear sweep voltammetry followed by an irreversible Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k analysis is not sufficient for deducing the electrode kinetics of the VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup>-oxidation. In contrast, it is verified experimentally and theoretically that a Tafel analysis will still provide reasonable values of <italic>k</italic><sup>0</sup> = 1.35 &#x000B7; 10<sup>&#x02212;5</sup> cm/s and &#x003B1; = 0.38, respectively. Finally, it is shown that introducing the concept of finite heterogeneous kinetics into the theory of stationary linear sweep voltammetry also explains the failure of the irreversible Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k relation leading to an extension of the classical model and providing insight into the electrochemical oxidation reaction of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup>.</p></abstract>
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<kwd>vanadium redox-flow batteries</kwd>
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<kwd>linear sweep voltammetry</kwd>
<kwd>Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich analysis</kwd>
<kwd>Tafel analysis</kwd>
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<title>1. Introduction</title>
<p>In vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) research, stationary<xref ref-type="fn" rid="fn0001"><sup>1</sup></xref> linear sweep voltammetry (S-LSV) and stationary cyclic voltammetry (S-CV) are the most prevalent techniques used for the fast assessment of the kinetic performance of surface-modified carbon felt electrodes, and numerous studies have been published on that topic (Flox et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B6">2013a</xref>,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B7">b</xref>; Gao et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B9">2013</xref>; Hammer et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B12">2014</xref>; Su&#x000E1;rez et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B34">2014</xref>; Liu et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B23">2015</xref>; Park and Kim, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B30">2015</xref>; He et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B14">2016</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B15">2018</xref>; Kim et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B18">2016</xref>; Park et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B29">2016</xref>; Ryu et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B32">2016</xref>; Zhang et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B40">2016</xref>; Zhou et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B42">2016</xref>; Gonz&#x000E1;lez et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B11">2017</xref>; Jiang et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B16">2017</xref>; Ghimire et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B10">2018</xref>; Xiang and Daoud, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B38">2019</xref>; Yang et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B39">2019</xref>). However, regarding the complex diffusion domain inside a felt electrode, the common approach of relating the peak-to-peak separation of an S-CV curve to the electrodes&#x00027; kinetics (valid for a planar electrode in semi-infinite diffusion space only; Matsuda and Ayabe, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B24">1954</xref>; Nicholson and Shain, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B27">1964</xref>; Nicholson, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B26">1965</xref>) does not seem to be appropriate. Applying the irreversible Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k relation for deducing the intrinsic kinetics of a felt electrode is also not possible since (a) the electrochemically active electrode area of the fiber network is unknown or at least uncertain and (b) the variation of the peak height with respect to the potential sweep rate becomes ambiguous when non-planar electrodes are involved (Aoki et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B3">1983</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B4">1984</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2">1985</xref>; Aoki, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1988</xref>). Since the majority of publications are dedicated to felt electrodes and respective diffusion domain effects rarely receive sufficient attention (Menshykau and Compton, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B25">2008</xref>; Smith et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B33">2015</xref>; Peinetti et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B31">2016</xref>; Tichter et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B35">2019a</xref>), literature values of the intrinsic vanadium redox kinetics might spread over orders of magnitude, as discussed recently in the paper by Friedl and Stimming (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B8">2017</xref>). Unfortunately, studies involving planar electrodes providing a well-defined, semi-infinite diffusion domain are unpopular in case of the VRFB system and a quantification of the intrinsic kinetics of novel electrode materials usually remains untested (Oriji et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B28">2004</xref>; Han et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B13">2011</xref>; Li et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B20">2011</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B21">2012</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B22">2013</xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B19">2014</xref>; Jin et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B17">2013</xref>; Dai et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B5">2017</xref>). Compared to S-CV/LSV measurements at planar electrodes, studies using a rotating disc electrode (RDE) are even more unpopular (Zhong and Skyllas-Kazacos, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B41">1992</xref>; Oriji et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B28">2004</xref>). This is somewhat astonishing since they are well established in other fields of energy conversion (e.g., the fuel cell community) and can provide valuable information on the proceeding electrode reactions. With this paper we present a recent and comprehensive study on the oxidation reaction of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> at electrochemically activated glassy carbon electrodes involving stationary and rotating linear sweep voltammetry as well as chronoamperometry. It is demonstrated that a Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich analysis of the RDE limiting currents yields a theoretically unexpected non-zero ordinate intercept proportional to the inverse VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> concentrations. Furthermore, it is shown that interpreting S-LSV data in terms of the irreversible Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k relation leads to values in the electron transfer coefficient &#x003B1; that contradict the findings from Tafel analysis of RDE data. We account for these two unexpected features simultaneously by introducing finite heterogeneous kinetic rate constants into the Butler-Volmer equation. Based on this idea, a three-term Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich equation is derived, allowing for unraveling mass transport, Butler-Volmer electrode kinetics and finite heterogeneous electron transfer kinetics. In this manner, the maximum heterogeneous rate constant for the oxidation reaction of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> is found to be <italic>k</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub> = 2.6 &#x000B7; 10<sup>-2</sup> cm/s. By including the estimated maximum rate constant into the theory of stationary linear sweep voltammetry, we also propose a model that captures the deviations of the experimental S-LSV data from the ideal irreversible Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k behavior. Finally, it is shown mathematically that the classical Tafel analysis of RDE data is unaffected by the limited electron transfer kinetics and should therefore be preferred for kinetic characterization.</p>
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<title>2. Experimental Section</title>
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<title>2.1. Electrochemical Measurements</title>
<p>The oxidation of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> was investigated at electrochemically activated glassy carbon surfaces. The electrochemical activation was performed according to the conditioning given in <xref ref-type="table" rid="T1">Table 1</xref>. As an electrolyte solution, 2 M H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> (ROTIPURAN&#x024C7; Ultra 95%, Carl Roth) with different concentrations of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> [0.00, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, and 0.08 M, Vanadium(IV) sulfate oxide hydrate, 99.9% (metals basis), Alfa Aesar] was used. All measurements were performed in a three electrode setup consisting of a Ag/AgCl reference (saturated, 198 mV vs. SHE), a Pt-mesh counter electrode, and a glassy carbon disc (7 mm diameter, embedded into a PEEK cylinder) working electrode. Data was acquired using a PalmSens Em-Stat potentiostat (PalmSens). The working electrode was connected to a control panel (MetrohmAutolab&#x024C7; RDE-2) to adjust the rotation speed during the measurements.</p>
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<label>Table 1</label>
<caption><p>Overview of all linear sweep (LSV) and chronoamperometry (CA) measurements with corresponding pretreatments.</p></caption>
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<th valign="top" align="left"><bold>Stationary-LSV</bold></th>
<th valign="top" align="left"><bold>Rotating-LSV</bold></th>
<th valign="top" align="left"><bold>Stationary-CA</bold></th>
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<td valign="top" align="left">&#x003C9; / rpm</td>
<td valign="top" align="left">0</td>
<td valign="top" align="left">100, 123, 156, 204, 278, 400, 625</td>
<td valign="top" align="left">0</td>
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<td valign="top" align="left">&#x003BD; / mV s<sup>-1</sup></td>
<td valign="top" align="left">70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10</td>
<td valign="top" align="left">20</td>
<td valign="top" align="left">0</td>
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<td valign="top" align="left">E vs. E<sub>Ag/AgCl</sub> / V</td>
<td valign="top" align="left">1&#x02013;1.7</td>
<td valign="top" align="left">1&#x02013;1.7</td>
<td valign="top" align="left">1.65</td>
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<td valign="top" align="left">Conditioning</td>
<td valign="top" align="left">15 s, &#x02212;0.2 V<break/>30 s break<break/>20 s, 0.7 V</td>
<td valign="top" align="left">15 s, &#x02212;0.2 V at 1,600 rpm<break/>30 s break, 5 s 0.7 V</td>
<td valign="top" align="left">15 s, &#x02212;0.2 V at 1,600 rpm, 60 s break</td>
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<title>2.2. Pretreatment of the Electrode</title>
<p>Prior to each measurement, the glassy carbon electrode was polished in two successive steps (step 1: 1.0 micron, BUEHLER 40-10081 and step 2: 0.05 micron, BUEHLER 40-10083). Electrochemical activation was performed under rotation in a chronoamperometric three-step sequence (step 1: 2 V vs. <italic>E</italic><sub><italic>Ref</italic></sub> for 15 s, step 2: &#x02212;1 V vs. <italic>E</italic><sub><italic>Ref</italic></sub> for 5 s, step 3: 2 V vs. <italic>E</italic><sub><italic>Ref</italic></sub> for 5 s, each step at &#x003C9; = 1,600 rpm). Subsequently, S-LSV, R-LSV, and S-CA measurements were performed as given in <xref ref-type="table" rid="T1">Table 1</xref>.</p>
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<title>3. Results and Discussion</title>
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<title>3.1. RDE Measurements</title>
<p>The desired reaction of this study, the electrochemical oxidation of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup>, can be formulated as</p>
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<p>and has a standard electrode potential of <inline-formula><mml:math id="M2"><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>E</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>E</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>S</mml:mi><mml:mi>H</mml:mi><mml:mi>E</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>=</mml:mo></mml:math></inline-formula> 0.995 V. To eliminate errors resulting from parasitic reactions such as the carbon corrosion or the oxygen evolution reaction, the datasets obtained for vanadium containing electrolytes were corrected by the corresponding vanadium-free baselines in pure 2 M sulfuric acid. This entirely subtractive correction is based on the assumption that any parasitic reactions proceed in parallel and do not impair the desired oxidation of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup>. Furthermore, it holds only under the presumption that the electrode area is independent of the applied electrode potential. These assumptions are considered reasonable as long as the upper potential limit does not allow for the formation of gaseous oxygen, which was ensured throughout the entire study. This correction is illustrated for the electrolyte containing 0.02 M vanadyl sulfate in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1A</xref>: stationary and <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1B</xref>: rotating linear sweep as well as the <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1C</xref>: chronoamperometric measurements. Gray lines represent the baseline in pure 2 M sulfuric acid solution and black lines the measurements in 2 M sulfuric acid containing 0.02 M vanadyl sulfate. The corresponding baseline corrected curves are shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figures 1A1&#x02013;C1</xref>. Baseline corrected data at the different vanadyl sulfate concentrations are depicted in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figures 1A2&#x02013;C2</xref>. In the S-LSV measurements (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1A2</xref>) a potential sweep rate of &#x003BD; = 10 mV/s was used. The rotation rate in the R-LSV experiments in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1B2</xref> was set to &#x003C9; = 100 rpm.</p>
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<caption><p><bold>(A)</bold> Stationary and <bold>(B)</bold> rotating linear sweep as well as <bold>(C)</bold> chronoamperometric measurements at a glassy carbon surface. Gray lines: 2 M sulfuric acid as a baseline, black lines: vanadyl sulfate containing 2 M sulfuric acid, black dots: repetition of initial measurements to check experimental reproducibility. <bold>(A1&#x02013;C1)</bold> Represent baseline corrected data at a VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> concentration of 0.02 M for <bold>(A1)</bold> varying scanrates and <bold>(B1)</bold> varying rotation rates. <bold>(A2&#x02013;C2)</bold> Represent baseline corrected data for varying concentrations of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> at <bold>(A2)</bold>: a fixed scanrate of 10 mV/s and <bold>(B2)</bold>: a fixed rotation rate of 100 rpm. Potentials were referred to a saturated Ag/AgCl reference.</p></caption>
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<p>It can be seen that increasing the scan rate (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1A1</xref>) or the rotation rate (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1B1</xref>) at fixed VO<sub>2</sub><sup>&#x0002B;</sup>-concentration results in a set of curves starting at the same kinetic origin. In contrast, an increase in the concentrations, as shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figures 1A2,B2</xref>, results in a negative shift of the entire LSV curves. This is expected, as the exchange current is proportional to the analyte concentration. In case of the S-LSVs a peak current with constant peak position is obtained for the different concentrations, whereas in case of the R-LSVs the limiting current scales linearly with respect to the concentrations. The chronoamperometric measurements of <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1C2</xref> also show a linear scaling of the current with the concentrations. Based on the datasets of <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figures 1</xref>, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">2A</xref> shows a Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k plot, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2B</xref> a Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich plot and <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2C</xref> a Cottrell plot for the different concentrations of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup>. In all cases straight lines are obtained. At this point we want to draw the reader&#x00027;s attention to the experimentally observed ordinate intercepts in the Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich plots in particular. These are not expected from a theoretical point of view and will be discussed in detail in section 3.2. Based on the data of <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figures 2A&#x02013;C,A1,C1</xref> depict the slopes obtained from the analysis in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figures 2A,C</xref>, plotted versus the corresponding concentrations of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup>. A plot of the inverse slope of <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2B</xref> versus the analyte concentration leads to <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2B1</xref>. In all cases a linear concentration dependence is obtained, providing a slope that corresponds to the second partial derivatives of the Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich eq. 3, the irreversible Randles-&#x00160;evc&#x000ED;k eq. 2 and the Cottrell equation eq. 4, respectively.</p>
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<disp-formula id="E4"><label>(4)</label><mml:math id="M5"><mml:msubsup><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mi>C</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x02033;</mml:mo></mml:msubsup><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mo>&#x02202;</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msup><mml:msub><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mi>C</mml:mi></mml:msub></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x02202;</mml:mo><mml:mi>c</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x02202;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mi>t</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x02212;</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>These second partial derivatives are used in the following section for further analysis.</p>
<fig id="F2" position="float">
<label>Figure 2</label>
<caption><p><bold>(A)</bold> Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k-Plot of the peak currents vs. the square root of the scan rate, <bold>(B)</bold> Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich plot of the inverse limiting currents vs. the inverse square root of the electrode rotation rate, and <bold>(C)</bold> Cottrell plot of the current vs. the inverse square root of the experiment duration. <bold>(A1)</bold> plot of the Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k slopes vs. the concentrations, <bold>(B1)</bold> plot of the inverse Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich slopes vs. the concentrations, and <bold>(C1)</bold> plot of the Cottrell slopes vs. the concentrations.</p></caption>
<graphic xlink:href="fenrg-08-00155-g0002.tif"/>
</fig>
<p>By combining the second partial derivative of the Cottrell equation with the second partial derivative of the Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich equation, we obtain the diffusion coefficient of the VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup>-ion via</p>
<disp-formula id="E5"><label>(5)</label><mml:math id="M6"><mml:mi>D</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>489</mml:mn><mml:mi>&#x003B7;</mml:mi><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msubsup><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mi>K</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x02033;</mml:mo></mml:msubsup></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msubsup><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mi>C</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x02033;</mml:mo></mml:msubsup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mrow><mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mn>6</mml:mn></mml:msup><mml:mo>.</mml:mo></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>Compared to the classical Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich or Cottrell analysis, this expression appears to be superior in estimating diffusion coefficients since (a) it does not depend on the active electrode area (which might differ from the geometric area) and (b) it accounts for different analyte concentrations as well. Furthermore, it is not necessary to know the value of <italic>n</italic> a priori. Following this strategy, we determine the diffusion coefficient of the VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup>-cation in 2 M H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> to a value of 2.26 &#x000B7; 10<sup>-6</sup> cm<sup>2</sup>/s, in good agreement with the average value given in Zhong and Skyllas-Kazacos (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B41">1992</xref>) and slightly smaller than the value reported in our recent study (Tichter et al., <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B37">2019b</xref>), which was obtained from S-CV fitting of a felt electrode. A similar combination of the second partial derivative of the irreversible Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k equation obtained from <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F2">Figure 2A1</xref> with the second partial derivative of the Cottrell equation allows for a determination of the electron transfer coefficient as</p>
<disp-formula id="E6"><label>(6)</label><mml:math id="M7"><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>1.294</mml:mn><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>R</mml:mi><mml:mi>T</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msubsup><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mi>P</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x02033;</mml:mo></mml:msubsup></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msubsup><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mi>C</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x02033;</mml:mo></mml:msubsup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mrow><mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msup><mml:mo>.</mml:mo></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>Nevertheless, it has to be noted that this expression requires the values of <italic>n</italic> to be known (in the present case it is assumed that <italic>n</italic> &#x0003D; 1). Via Equation (6), we estimate the electron transfer coefficient for the electrochemical oxidation of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> at the glassy carbon electrode to &#x003B1; &#x0003D; 0.32. At this stage we highlight the importance of the baseline correction as shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1</xref>, which was necessary in order to remove additively scaling parasitic currents. However, we refer to an alternative way for estimating &#x003B1;, which is independent of the current magnitude and is outlined in the early findings of Matsuda and Ayabe (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B24">1954</xref>). There, the authors propose that it is possible to obtain the electron transfer coefficient for an electrochemically irreversible reaction (taking place at a planar electrode in semi-infinite diffusion space) by analyzing the peak shape and the peak position of a S-LSV curve via Equations (7) and (8) only. Also in this context, however, the value of <italic>n</italic> has to be known.</p>
<disp-formula id="E7"><label>(7)</label><mml:math id="M8"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>.</mml:mo><mml:mn>85</mml:mn><mml:mi>R</mml:mi><mml:mi>T</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>E</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>p</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>E</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>p</mml:mi><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<disp-formula id="E8"><label>(8)</label><mml:math id="M9"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>R</mml:mi><mml:mi>T</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x02202;</mml:mi><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>P</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x02202;</mml:mi><mml:mi>l</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BD;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mrow><mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>Another, and probably the most straightforward way for obtaining the electron transfer coefficient is given in terms of a Tafel-analysis of RDE data (Equation 9).</p>
<disp-formula id="E9"><label>(9)</label><mml:math id="M10"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>R</mml:mi><mml:mi>T</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x02202;</mml:mi><mml:mi>l</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>L</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>L</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x02202;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>E</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>E</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>q</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mrow><mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>In order to deduce &#x003B1;, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F3">Figure 3A</xref>: a Tafel plot, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F3">Figure 3B</xref>: a plot of the peak position versus the logarithm of the scan rate and <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F3">Figure 3C</xref>: the peak shape analysis for the oxidation of vanadyl sulfate at a glassy carbon electrode. The values of the electron transfer coefficient are listed in <xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref>.</p>
<fig id="F3" position="float">
<label>Figure 3</label>
<caption><p><bold>(A)</bold> Tafel plots (dashed lines are the limits of the fitting region), <bold>(B)</bold> plot of the peak position vs. the logarithm of the scan rate, and <bold>(C)</bold> peak-shape analysis for the oxidation of vanadyl sulfate in concentrations of 0.02 M (square), 0.04 M (down-triangle), 0.06 M (circle), and 0.08 M (up-triangle) at a glassy carbon electrode in 2 M H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>.</p></caption>
<graphic xlink:href="fenrg-08-00155-g0003.tif"/>
</fig>
<table-wrap position="float" id="T2">
<label>Table 2</label>
<caption><p>Values of the electron transfer coefficient &#x003B1;, estimated from Tafel-, Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k-, and Matsuda-Ayabe analysis.</p></caption>
<table frame="hsides" rules="groups">
<thead>
<tr>
<th/>
<th valign="top" align="center"><bold>0.02 M</bold></th>
<th valign="top" align="center"><bold>0.04 M</bold></th>
<th valign="top" align="center"><bold>0.06 M</bold></th>
<th valign="top" align="center"><bold>0.08 M</bold></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="left">&#x003B1;(A)</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.381</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.383</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.375</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.381</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="left">&#x003B1;(B)</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.385</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.385</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.385</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.386</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top" align="left">&#x003B1;(C)</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.371</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.376</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.371</td>
<td valign="top" align="center">0.368</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</table-wrap>
<p>All the values of &#x003B1; given in <xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref> are close to &#x003B1; = 0.38 and therefore diverge significantly from the value of &#x003B1; = 0.32 determined by Equation (6). No dependence of &#x003B1; on the concentrations is observed. Consequently, the average of the &#x003B1; value is taken for all individual concentrations. Thus, analyzing the dependence of the peak-potential on the logarithm of the scan rate according to Equation (7) yields &#x003B1; = 0.385, the shape analysis according to Equation (8) leads to &#x003B1; = 0.372, and a Tafel analysis provides &#x003B1; = 0.38. Furthermore, a Tafel analysis provides the standard heterogeneous rate constant to <italic>k</italic><sup>0</sup> &#x0003D; 1.35 &#x000B7; 10<sup>&#x02212;5</sup> cm/s. The significant deviation in the &#x003B1; values given in <xref ref-type="table" rid="T2">Table 2</xref> from the findings involving Equation (6) as well as the unexpected non-zero ordinate intercepts in Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich analysis will be discussed in the following subsections.</p>
</sec>
<sec>
<title>3.2. Concept of Finite Heterogeneous Kinetics</title>
<p>The experimentally observed non-zero ordinate intercepts obtained in Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich plots are the main motivation for the following considerations. Such a behavior cannot be explained with the classical Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich model (Equation 10), since a limiting current, or better, a hydrodynamic limiting current caused by mass transfer limitations&#x02014;corresponds to infinitely fast reaction kinetics forcing <inline-formula><mml:math id="M11"><mml:msubsup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msubsup><mml:mo>&#x02192;</mml:mo></mml:math></inline-formula> 0. Consequently, the extrapolation to infinite rotation rate will actually give a zero-ordinate intercept.</p>
<disp-formula id="E10"><label>(10)</label><mml:math id="M12"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>K</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn><mml:mo>.</mml:mo><mml:mn>201</mml:mn><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>A</mml:mi><mml:mi>c</mml:mi><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>D</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mn>3</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B7;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mn>6</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C9;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>However, we propose that a current plateau, usually associated with the hydrodynamic limiting current, can also be reached by a limitation of the heterogeneous reaction kinetics itself. Thus, the term <inline-formula><mml:math id="M13"><mml:msubsup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msubsup></mml:math></inline-formula> will become small and constant, but it will not approach zero. The current plateau achieved under these circumstances will always be lower than the hydrodynamic limiting current, which is indeed what is observed experimentally. By calculating the hydrodynamic limiting current with the classical Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich equation using the previously obtained value of <italic>D</italic>, the estimated hydrodynamic limiting current values are always larger than their experimentally measured analogs. Thus, we suggest that for implementing the concept of a maximum kinetic current into the Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich equation, a third and additively scaling inverse current term that does neither depend on the overpotential, nor on the rotation rates is required. Subsequently, it needs to be clarified whether or not this extra quantity will depend on the analyte concentrations. By thoroughly examining the Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich plots for the different concentrations of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> we found a linear relation between the ordinate intercepts and the inverse analyte concentration, which is depicted in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F4">Figure 4</xref>. Consequently, we propose that the maximum kinetic current has to be considered as a linear function of the concentration. Assuming that the slope of the line in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F4">Figure 4</xref> can be expressed in terms of the maximum kinetic current, which we define by <italic>I</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub> &#x0003D; <italic>nFAck</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub>, we obtain a maximum heterogeneous rate constant of <italic>k</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub> = 0.026 cm/s. This hypothetic limit is the starting point for further considerations, where the idea of finite kinetics will be introduced into the Butler-Volmer equation.</p>
<fig id="F4" position="float">
<label>Figure 4</label>
<caption><p>Plot of the ordinate intercepts of the Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich plots at different concentrations of vanadyl sulfate vs. the inverse concentrations.</p></caption>
<graphic xlink:href="fenrg-08-00155-g0004.tif"/>
</fig>
</sec>
<sec>
<title>3.3. Theoretical Discussion</title>
<p>First, we recall the classical Butler-Volmer equation as</p>
<disp-formula id="E11"><label>(11)</label><mml:math id="M14"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>A</mml:mi><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>r</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>s</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>o</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>s</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mo>,</mml:mo></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>where &#x003BE; &#x0003D; <italic>nF</italic>(<italic>E</italic> &#x02212; <italic>E</italic><sup>0</sup>)/<italic>RT</italic> denotes the dimensionless electrode potential and <italic>c</italic><sub><italic>red,s</italic></sub> and <italic>c</italic><sub><italic>ox,s</italic></sub> denote the surface concentrations of the electrochemically active species. Other variables have their usual meaning. An introduction of a maximum achievable rate constant <italic>k</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub> yields</p>
<disp-formula id="E12"><label>(12)</label><mml:math id="M15"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>A</mml:mi><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>r</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>s</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>o</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>s</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mrow><mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mo>.</mml:mo></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>It is readily seen that Equation (12) reduces to Equation (11) when <italic>k</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub> becomes very large which corresponds to the case of no kinetic limitations. In contrast, if <italic>k</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub> is comparably small, the effect of kinetic limitations can be expected to be more prominent. Equation (12) is the starting point for all further considerations.</p>
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<title>3.3.1. Rotating Electrode Polarography With Finite Kinetics</title>
<p>Introducing the above definition of the maximum kinetic current as</p>
<disp-formula id="E13"><label>(13)</label><mml:math id="M16"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>A</mml:mi><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>b</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>,</mml:mo></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>where the index b represents the bulk concentration, as well as the exchange current as</p>
<disp-formula id="E14"><label>(14)</label><mml:math id="M17"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>q</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>A</mml:mi><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>r</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>b</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>A</mml:mi><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>o</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>b</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi>a</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mo>,</mml:mo></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>where <italic>a</italic> &#x0003D; <italic>nF</italic>(<italic>E</italic><sup><italic>eq</italic></sup> &#x02212; <italic>E</italic><sup>0</sup>)/<italic>RT</italic> is the dimension-less equilibrium potential, we get</p>
<disp-formula id="E15"><label>(15)</label><mml:math id="M18"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>q</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>r</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>s</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>r</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>b</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>q</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>o</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>s</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>o</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>b</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>c</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>c</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>q</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mrow><mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mo>.</mml:mo></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>For a rotating electrode we substitute the steady state formalism <italic>c</italic><sub><italic>red,s</italic></sub>/<italic>c</italic><sub><italic>red,b</italic></sub> &#x0003D; 1 &#x02212; <italic>I</italic>/<italic>I</italic><sub><italic>L,an</italic></sub> and <italic>c</italic><sub><italic>ox,s</italic></sub>/<italic>c</italic><sub><italic>ox,b</italic></sub> &#x0003D; 1 &#x02212; <italic>I</italic>/<italic>I</italic><sub><italic>L,ca</italic></sub> with <italic>I</italic><sub><italic>l,an</italic></sub> and <italic>I</italic><sub><italic>l,c</italic></sub> being the anodic and cathodic limiting currents expressed by the Levich equation. Since the backward reaction can be neglected at absolute overpotentials larger than 118/<italic>n</italic> mV, Equation (15) can be simplified for an exemplary anodic reaction to</p>
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<p>This expression can be rearranged to give the following desired three-term Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich equation</p>
<disp-formula id="E17"><label>(17)</label><mml:math id="M20"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>L</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>.</mml:mo></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>The first two terms in Equation (17) form the classical Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich equation, whereas the third term 1/<italic>I</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub> contains the maximum rate constant and is therefore responsible for the non-zero ordinate intercept in Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich plots. As <italic>k</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub> tends to infinity, the third term vanishes, and Equation (17) reduces to the classical expression. Unifying the term of the hydrodynamic limiting current with the maximum kinetic current, the latter two terms in Equation (17) provide the measured limiting current <italic>I</italic><sub><italic>lim,me</italic></sub> as</p>
<disp-formula id="E18"><label>(18)</label><mml:math id="M21"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>l</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>l</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>l</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>.</mml:mo></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>Consequently, the unlimited kinetic current can be obtained from measured data as</p>
<disp-formula id="E19"><label>(19)</label><mml:math id="M22"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mi>l</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mi>l</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo>(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>l</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>l</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mrow><mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mi>l</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>q</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>E</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>E</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>q</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>R</mml:mi><mml:mi>T</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>,</mml:mo></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>which is in principle just a rearranged version of Equation (18) as well as an alternative form of the conventional &#x0201C;<italic>mass transfer correction&#x0201D;</italic> described by Equation (9). This underlines that even if the heterogeneous kinetics are finite, the value of &#x003B1; and <italic>I</italic><sup><italic>eq</italic></sup> (and thus <italic>k</italic><sup>0</sup>) can still be determined by using Tafels law if the current gets normalized properly to its limiting value.</p>
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<title>3.3.2. Stationary Electrode Polarography With Finite Kinetics</title>
<p>If the model of finite kinetic rate constants is valid for a rotating electrode, it has to apply also to stationary measurements. In analogy to the limiting currents of an RDE experiment it can be assumed that the finite electrode kinetics will reduce the peak height in a S-LSV curve, which would in turn explain the misleading results of &#x003B1; obtained from the classical Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k analysis. To support this assumption, the theory of stationary electrode polarography, accounting for finite heterogeneous kinetics, will be re-derived in this paragraph. Starting again with Equation (12) and replacing the surface activities by their known expressions of the convoluted current for semi-infinite planar diffusion as</p>
<disp-formula id="E20"><label>(20)</label><mml:math id="M23"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>r</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>s</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>r</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>b</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>A</mml:mi><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C0;</mml:mi><mml:mi>D</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mstyle displaystyle="true"><mml:msubsup><mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x0222B;</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>t</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msubsup></mml:mstyle><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C4;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>t</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003C4;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003C4;</mml:mi></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<disp-formula id="E21"><label>(21)</label><mml:math id="M24"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>o</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>s</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>o</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>b</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>A</mml:mi><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C0;</mml:mi><mml:mi>D</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mstyle displaystyle="true"><mml:msubsup><mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x0222B;</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>t</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msubsup></mml:mstyle><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C4;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>t</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003C4;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003C4;</mml:mi></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>we obtain</p>
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stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>t</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>t</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>t</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mrow><mml:mo>]</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mtd></mml:mtr><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mstyle displaystyle="true"><mml:msubsup><mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x0222B;</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>t</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msubsup></mml:mstyle><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C4;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>t</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003C4;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003C4;</mml:mi><mml:mo>.</mml:mo></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>Defining a new constant <inline-formula><mml:math id="M28"><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>f</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mi>x</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:math></inline-formula> and taking the definition of the dimensionless rate constant and the dimensionless current as</p>
<disp-formula id="E25"><label>(23)</label><mml:math id="M29"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mo>&#x0039B;</mml:mo><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>R</mml:mi><mml:mi>T</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003BD;</mml:mi><mml:mi>D</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<disp-formula id="E26"><label>(24)</label><mml:math id="M30"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mi>&#x003C7;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>I</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>A</mml:mi><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>c</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>r</mml:mi><mml:mi>e</mml:mi><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>b</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>F</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003BD;</mml:mi><mml:mi>D</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>R</mml:mi><mml:mi>T</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>we obtain the following integral equation (Equation 25).</p>
<disp-formula id="E27"><label>(25)</label><mml:math id="M31"><mml:mtable><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C7;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x0039B;</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>f</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msubsup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>f</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msubsup><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>f</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>=</mml:mo></mml:mtd></mml:mtr><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>f</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>a</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>k</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>f</mml:mi><mml:mi>i</mml:mi><mml:mi>n</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C0;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mstyle displaystyle="true"><mml:msubsup><mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x0222B;</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msubsup></mml:mstyle><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C7;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B6;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003B6;</mml:mi></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
<p>The desired dimension-less current function &#x003C7;(&#x003BE;) can be evaluated accurately as Riemann-Stieltjes integral after eliminating the singularity in the denominator similar to Nicholson and Shain (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B27">1964</xref>). In case of no kinetic limitations it is obvious that <italic>k</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub> &#x02192; &#x0221E; and thus <italic>k</italic><sub><italic>fin</italic></sub> &#x02192; 0. Therefore, Equation (26) condenses to the expression (Equation 26) of (Matsuda and Ayabe, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B24">1954</xref>):</p>
<disp-formula id="E29"><label>(26)</label><mml:math id="M33"><mml:mtable class="eqnarray" columnalign="left"><mml:mtr><mml:mtd><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C7;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x0039B;</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B1;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>a</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>&#x0002B;</mml:mo><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>e</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C0;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mstyle displaystyle="true"><mml:msubsup><mml:mrow><mml:mo>&#x0222B;</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msubsup></mml:mstyle><mml:mfrac><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003C7;</mml:mi><mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">(</mml:mo><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mo stretchy="false">)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:msqrt><mml:mrow><mml:mi>&#x003BE;</mml:mi><mml:mo>-</mml:mo><mml:mi>&#x003B6;</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msqrt></mml:mrow></mml:mfrac><mml:mi>d</mml:mi><mml:mi>&#x003B6;</mml:mi><mml:mo>.</mml:mo></mml:mtd></mml:mtr></mml:mtable></mml:math></disp-formula>
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<title>3.3.3. Simulation of Data</title>
<p>In this section, Equation (25) is used for simulating stationary LSV responses that are subsequently evaluated using the irreversible Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k relation as well as Equations (7) and (8) in order to reproduce the experimentally observed error. For the simulation we took &#x003B1; = 0.38 and <italic>k</italic><sup>0</sup> = 1.35 &#x000B7; 10<sup>-5</sup> cm/s as extracted from the Tafel plots of <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F3">Figure 3A</xref> and <italic>k</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub> = 0.026 cm/s as extracted from <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F4">Figure 4</xref> as well as the estimated value of <italic>D</italic> = 2.26 &#x000B7; 10<sup>-6</sup>cm<sup>2</sup>/s. Simulations were performed using our in-house developed software Polarographica (Tichter and Schneider, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B36">2019</xref>). The calculated voltammogramms as well as the corresponding Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k plot, conducted peak-shape analysis, and plotted the dimensionless peak potential vs. the scan rate, as shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F5">Figure 5</xref>.</p>
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<caption><p><bold>(A)</bold> S-LSV curves, <bold>(B)</bold> Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k Plot, <bold>(C)</bold> Matsuda-Ayabe analysis, and <bold>(D)</bold> peak shape analysis of an electrochemical reaction (the oxidation of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> with finite kinetics simulated for the set of parameters obtained previously via Tafel analysis and Kouteck-Levich analysis).</p></caption>
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<p>Analyzing the simulated dataset of <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F5">Figure 5</xref> gives &#x003B1; = 0.343 for the Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k analysis, &#x003B1; = 0.371 for the peak shape analysis and &#x003B1; = 0.378 for the plot of the peak potential vs. the logarithm of the scan rate. This confirms our expectation, that significant deviations from the original &#x003B1; value are obtained as soon as finite kinetics are present. Furthermore, it shows that the largest error in &#x003B1; is obtained by the classical Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k analysis which captures the experimentally observed trend. Consequently, we conclude that, in stationary potential sweep experiments, the finite heterogeneous kinetics predominantly affect the current magnitude. Nevertheless, it has to be noted that also the accuracy of the shape analysis and the plot of the peak potential vs. the scan rate are affected by the kinetic limitations, even if these deviations are minor. Based on these findings we finally conclude that S-LSV measurements are not well-suited for estimating the electrode kinetics in a straightforward way, even if planar electrodes are involved. In contrast, since Tafel analysis of RDE data is independent of the finite electrode kinetics, we refer it as a more reliable way for investigating electrode kinetics.</p>
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<title>3.3.4. Practical Relevance of Finite Kinetics</title>
<p>In the previous sub-paragraphs, the experimental verification and theoretical treatment of finite heterogeneous electrode kinetics were introduced. However, so far, we have not yet discussed the practical relevance and the possible origin of such a limitation. When regarding an electrode reaction like the electrochemical oxidation of VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup>, the classical analysis usually accounts for Butler-Volmer electron transfer kinetics coupled to mass transfer only. Consequently, no intermediate reaction steps are considered. Such additional reaction steps might be, however, responsible for the finiteness of the electrode reaction kinetics. In this context one might think of (a) an adsorption/desorption of the electrochemically active vanadium species preceding or following the electron transfer or (b) of rearrangements in the solvate shell of the vanadium ions which have to occur before an electrochemical reaction can proceed. However, since we do not have any experimental evidence for either scenario (a) or (b), we do no attempt to speculate about possible reaction mechanisms at this stage. In contrast, we want to underline that analyzing the kinetic limit of an electrochemical reaction with the strategy outlined in this paper can offer valuable insights in the intrinsic activity of novel catalyst materials, since an overpotential independent performance indicator is obtained. In this manner, our strategy might also lead to a better understanding of intermediate reaction steps. Therefore, it can be extraordinarily important for the experimentalists community when screening alternative catalyst materials for possible applications in a VRFB.</p>
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<title>4. Summary and Conclusions</title>
<p>The kinetics of the VO<sup>2&#x0002B;</sup>/VO<sub>2</sub><sup>2&#x0002B;</sup> redox couple was investigated at planar glassy carbon electrodes via rotating and stationary linear sweep voltammetry as well as stationary chronoamperometry. A combination of the Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich equation with the Cottrell equation allowed for a precise determination of the diffusion coefficient of the vanadyl cation, leading to <italic>D</italic> = 2.26 &#x000B7; 10<sup>-6</sup> cm<sup>2</sup>/s. A similar combination of the irreversible Randles-&#x00160;ev&#x0010D;&#x000ED;k equation with the Cottrell equation provided an electron transfer coefficient of &#x003B1; = 0.32. Contrary, calculating the electron transfer coefficient via Tafel analysis of RDE data provided &#x003B1; = 0.38. This deviation in the electron transfer coefficient as well as the experimentally observed non-zero ordinate intercepts in Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich plots, which cannot be explained by the classical model are explained simultaneously by introducing the concept of finite heterogeneous electron transfer kinetics into the Butler-Volmer equation. In this manner, a three term Kouteck&#x000FD;-Levich type equation was derived, which allows for the determination of the maximum kinetic rate constant to <italic>k</italic><sub><italic>max</italic></sub>= 0.026 cm/s. By considering the modified Butler-Volmer equation as the boundary condition for stationary electrode polarography, the experimentally observed deviation in the electron transfer coefficients could be simulated as well. Based on the modified version of the Butler-Volmer equation it was shown that Tafel analysis of RDE data will not be affected by the finite heterogeneous kinetics. Therefore, we concluded that the Tafel analysis in a rotating disc electrode setup is the most accurate method to determine the kinetic parameters of a reaction.</p>
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<p>The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation.</p>
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<title>Author Contributions</title>
<p>TT carried out the data acquisition and conception, developed the theory, and wrote the manuscript. JS carried out the conception and scientific discussion and wrote the manuscript. CR carried out the scientific supervision and wrote the manuscript. All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.</p>
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<title>Conflict of Interest</title>
<p>The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.</p>
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<fn fn-type="financial-disclosure"><p><bold>Funding.</bold> We acknowledge support from the Open Access Publication Initiative of Freie Universit&#x000E4;t Berlin.</p>
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