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And yet it rotates!

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Electrocatalysis would not be the same without the rotating disk electrode. Its invention in the mid-twentieth century enabled immense developments, which rendered it a classic technique in electrochemistry. The rotating disk electrode will remain a cornerstone of electrocatalysis with further advances that bridge the gap with real systems.

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Fig. 1: Illustration and application of rotating ring-disk electrode setup.

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    Serhiy Cherevko

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Cherevko, S., Katsounaros, I. And yet it rotates!. Nat Catal 7, 10–11 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-023-01100-5

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