Sheath of potential

In the conditions studied here, a sheath of potential is created in the plasma surrounding an electrically-polarized metal object, which we shall attempt to characterize using the laws of TIP, thus b3q)assing the t5q)ical linear framework IPRU 81a, PRU 81b]. 

Considerations of dimensional analysis demonstrate the order of magnitude of the Debye length characterizing the sheath of potential ... 

The reactive schema chosen in section 7.1 is not imique. If we again accept the adsorption-desorption metal-interface reaction e S eS and the reaction A A +e in the gaseous phase, we can also consider in the sheath of potential the other reactive schemas 2) to 4) in Table 7.1, to which, in each case, we need to add the reaction of adsorption of the electrons e+S eS [PRUSla] (see Figure 7.4). 

Remember that the thickness of the sheath of potential is approximately the same as the Debye length of the particles in question, as we can demonstrate by studying the evolution of the concentrations in the one-dimensional flow of the... 

This is what happens in the vicinity of a wall, where a sheath of potential is formed, with thickness (zone with electrical field, often non-collisional because is much smaller than the mean free path), within which the plasma is no longer neutral (see the Chapter 7 on the interaction between plasma and metal). 

The switching-off method for 7/ -free potential measurement is, according to the data in Fig. 3-5, subject to error with lead-sheathed cables. For a rough survey, measurements of potential can be used to set up and control the cathodic protection. This means that no information can be gathered on the complete corrosion protection, but only on the protection current entry and the elimination of cell activity from contacts with foreign cathodic structures. The reverse switching method in Section 3.3.1 can be used to obtain an accurate potential measurement. Rest and protection potentials for buried cables are listed in Table 13-1 as an appendix to Section 2.4. The protection potential region lies within U[[Pg.326]

Measurement of the cable sheathing/soil potential can be used to assess the corrosion danger from stray current interference (see Section 15.5.1). Since the measured values vary widely and the stray currents cannot be switched off, IR-free potential measurements are only possible with great effort. In order to keep the IR term of the potential measurement low, the reference electrode must be placed as close as possible to the measured object. With measurements in cable ducts (e.g., underneath tramway tracks), the reference electrodes can be introduced in an open duct. 

The variation in potential between the sheath of a lead-covered cable lying parallel to a d.c. railway system and a reference electrode placed close to the cable is shown in Fig. 10.36. The shut-down potential of the cable in this test was -570 mV [Cu/CuS04(sat.)]. There is a marked positive change in... 

Fig. 6.62. The Helmholtz-Perrin parallel-plate model, (a) A layer of ions on the OHP constitutes the entire excess charge in the solution. (b) The electrical equivalent of such a double layer is a parallel-plate condenser, (c) The corresponding variation of potential is a linear one. (Note The solvation sheaths of the ions and electrode are not shown in this diagram nor in subsequent ones.)...

One other effect that deals with the structure of the interface and how it affects electrochemical reaction rates can be mentioned. As explained in Cliapter 6, some ions (usually anions) chemisorb on the electrode, bending back their solvation sheaths so that the ion itself comes into contact with the electrode surface and forms valence bonds with it. Such effects are potential dependent, and since the adsorption will tend to block the electrode surface, it will change the dependence of log i on Aty assumed earlier [Eq. (7.7)]. Such effects are particularly important in organoelectrochemistiy (see Cliapter 11) where the reactants themselves may adsorb in contact with the electrode as a function of potential and complicate the theory of the dependence of the rate of reaction (or current density, i) on potential... 

Figure 2.13 illustrates what is currently a widely accepted model of the electrode-solution interphase. This model has evolved from simpler models, which first considered the interphase as a simple capacitor (Helmholtz), then as a Boltzmann distribution of ions (Gouy-Chapman). The electrode is covered by a sheath of oriented solvent molecules (water molecules are illustrated). Adsorbed anions or molecules, A, contact the electrode directly and are not fully solvated. The plane that passes through the center of these molecules is called the inner Helmholtz plane (IHP). Such molecules or ions are said to be specifically adsorbed or contact adsorbed. The molecules in the next layer carry their primary (hydration) shell and are separated from the electrode by the monolayer of oriented solvent (water) molecules adsorbed on the electrode. The plane passing through the center of these solvated molecules or ions is referred to as the outer Helmholtz plane (OHP). Beyond the compact layer defined by the OHP is a Boltzmann distribution of ions determined by electrostatic interaction between the ions and the potential at the OHP and the random jostling of ions and... 

Using formula (4), compare the value of the potential drop across the oxide sheath of copper nanoparticle with the thermal energy kT. In calculation, use the value of copper nuclei radius R — 1.7 nm, the thickness of Cu20 sheath d — 0.7 nm, and the dielectric constant of the sheath ed 4. 

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The sheath of positive ions causes the effective potential of the anode wire to decrease. 

Most of the signal is due to the sheath of positive ions, moving over the whole potential difference across the chamber ... 

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