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An analysis of electrical properties of metal electrodes

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Abstract

The paper stresses the importance of a proper understanding of the electrical behaviour of a metal electrode. The necessity for investigating the properties of such an electrode by an appropriate method is emphasized, and the results of such an investigation into a platinum, a tungsten and two stainless-steel electrodes reported. The findings are displayed in graphical form. Attention is drawn to the particularly complicated behaviour of a positive tungsten electrode.

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Cette étude souligne l'importance d'une compréhension exacte du comportement électrique d'une électrode métallique. Elle fait ressortir la nécessité d'une analyse des propriétés d'une telle électrode par une méthode appropriée et rapporte les résultats d'une étude faite sur une électrode de platine, une, de tungstène et deux, en acier inoxydable. Ces résultats sont présentés en forme graphique. L'auteur attire l'attention sur le comportement très complexe d'une électrode positive en tungstène.

Zusammenfassung

Der Artikel hebt die Bedeutung eines klaren Verständnisses des elektrischen Verhaltens einer Metallelektrode hervor. Es wird auf die Notwendigkeit hingewiesen, die Eigenschaften solcher Elektroden durch geeignete Methoden zu untersuchen. Ergebnisse von Untersuchungen bei Elektroden aus Platin, Wolfram und rostfreiem Stahl werden angegeben. Die Resultate werden graphisch dargestellt. Das besonders komplizierte Verhalten von positiven Wolframelektroden wird berücksichtigt.

Резуме

В статье подчеркивается важность понимания злектрических свойств металлического электрода. юкаэываетсл на необходимость изучения зтих свойств соответствуюшими методами и описываются результаты исследвания платинового, вольфрамового и двух из нержавеюшей стали злектродов. Полученные резулятаты выражены в графической форме. Уделяется внимание особенно сложным свойствам положительно заряженного вольфрамвого злектрода.

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Based on an invited paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Medical Electronics, Liège, July 1963.

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Weinman, J., Mahler, J. An analysis of electrical properties of metal electrodes. Med. Electron. Biol. Engng 2, 299–310 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02474626

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