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Comparing the Method and Hardware for Electrochemical Impedance with the Method of Measuring and Analyzing Electrochemical Noise

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The experimental techniques of the methods of impedance with an ac current and electrochemical noise are considered in detail. The main features, disadvantages, and limitations of the application of both methods are underlined and compared. The theoretical possibility of using a new method of electrochemical noise measurement to study electrochemical objects is shown. This method combines the method of impedance and traditional potentiometric and amperometric methods of electrochemical noise measurements.

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Astafev, E.A. Comparing the Method and Hardware for Electrochemical Impedance with the Method of Measuring and Analyzing Electrochemical Noise. Russ J Electrochem 54, 1022–1030 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193518130049

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