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The Kelvin Probe Technique as Reference Electrode for Application on Thin and Ultrathin Electrolyte Films

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The Kelvin probe technique is a unique reference electrode that allows non-contact measurement of electrode potentials. It can be used for measuring electrode potentials through insulating dielectric media such as air or polymeric films. It is mainly used where standard electrochemical techniques, which require a finite ionic resistance between working and reference electrodes, will fail.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 40237, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Michael Rohwerder

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  1. Dept. Physical Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a, Budapest, 1117, Hungary

    György Inzelt

  2. Center for Process Analytical Chemistry, Åbo Akademi University, Biskopsgatan 8, Abo, 20500, Finland

    Andrzej Lewenstam

  3. Inst. Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, Greifswald, 17487, Germany

    Fritz Scholz

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Rohwerder, M. (2013). The Kelvin Probe Technique as Reference Electrode for Application on Thin and Ultrathin Electrolyte Films. In: Inzelt, G., Lewenstam, A., Scholz, F. (eds) Handbook of Reference Electrodes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36188-3_15

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