No-return current condition

The first requirement, then, is that the absorption cross section be small relative to the transport cross section. The second requirement is that the transport mean free path be small in comparison to a, the characteristic dimension (size) of the system. We find therefore that, in order for the results based on the extrapolated boundary condition to match well the results based on the no-return current condition, the absorption cross section must be small as compared with the scattering cross section [note that for most nuclei — 2, by (5.46)]. Moreover, the scattering mean free path (again using b) must be appreciably smaller than the size of the system. This condition is in fact a prerequisite if diffusion theory is to be valid in a given situation. We conclude then that the... 

A comparison of this result with (7.261) reveals that the right-hand side of (7.265) is always less than thus these two conditions give different values of a for a given set of cross sections. This discrepancy is well demonstrated by the sample computation for c = 4/t and B/Xi =1. In the case of the boundary condition (a,x) == 0, Eq. (7.261) yields Ba == 0.785, whereas the no-return current condition (7.265) yields... 

The boundary condition which requires that there be no return current from the surrounding vacuum [see (7.263)] may also be applied to the present problem. Wilson has carried out this calculation, and the detailed analytical statement of this condition is given in the previously mentioned report. He finds, however, that the result agrees with (7.270) to within a few per cent. Since the resulting expression for the no-return current condition is quite complicated, it is suggested that the more simple form (7.270) be used. 

This system may also be analyzed on the basis of the Pi approximation. The total flux in this case is given by < q x) = A cos Bx. In order to obtain a consistent comparison of the Pi and Pi calculations we discard the usual extrapolated boundary condition o(a) = 0 in favor of the no-return current condition j (a) = 0. From the diffusion-theory expression for given in Eq. (5.49) we obtain the condition... 

If we apply instead the no-return current condition (7.264), the criticality equation is given by (7.265). For B/Xt = 0.3781, we obtain Ba = 1.343. The corresponding solution in mean free paths is... 

As described in the introduction, submicrometer disk electrodes are extremely useful to probe local chemical events at the surface of a variety of substrates. However, when an electrode is placed close to a surface, the diffusion layer may extend from the microelectrode to the surface. Under these conditions, the equations developed for semi-infinite linear diffusion are no longer appropriate because the boundary conditions are no longer correct [97]. If the substrate is an insulator, the measured current will be lower than under conditions of semi-infinite linear diffusion, because the microelectrode and substrate both block free diffusion to the electrode. This phenomena is referred to as shielding. On the other hand, if the substrate is a conductor, the current will be enhanced if the couple examined is chemically stable. For example, a species that is reduced at the microelectrode can be oxidized at the conductor and then return to the microelectrode, a process referred to as feedback. This will occur even if the conductor is not electrically connected to a potentiostat, because the potential of the conductor will be the same as that of the solution. Both shielding and feedback are sensitive to the diameter of the insulating material surrounding the microelectrode surface, because this will affect the size and shape of the diffusion layer. When these concepts are taken into account, the use of scanning electrochemical microscopy can provide quantitative results. For example, with the use of a 30-nm conical electrode, diffusion coefficients have been measured inside a polymer film that is itself only 200 nm thick [98]. 

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There is at the moment no compelling evidence for either of these mechanisms. An important experiment which needs to be done with enzymes of this class is to probe for internal transfer of the a-hydrogen from one enantiomer to the other under single turnover conditions with trapping of the product. An experimental design to accomplish this is currently being explored with tyrosine phenol-lyase and will be discussed below. Demonstration of any internal return of the a-hydrogen... 

The resulting radical can irreversibly dimerize to form a species which displays no electroactivity under the conditions examined. Figure 34 shows three voltammograms measured at scan rates between 75 and 250 kV s . The fastest scan rate shows the reoxidation of the radical on the return scan whereas with slower scan rates this is progressively lost as the sweep time becomes comparable with the time taken for the radical to dimerize. Interpretation of the current peak data in terms of an EC2 mechanism permitted the deduction that the dimerization rate constant was 2.5 X 10 M s corresponding to a half life of 20-50 ns under the conditions studied. 

Finally we return to the statement, made in connection with fig. 4.23, that for Ka 1 charges in a double layer leak away much easier by normal than by tangential transport. In other words, should exceed J . Under stationary conditions is independent of x (no local charge accumulation) and equal to the bulk current density J = K E, where is the bulk conductivity. As J° is given by (4.3.49)... 

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