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Microcapillary electrochemical droplet cells: applications in solid-state surface analysis

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Capillary–based microcells, also known as microcapillary electrochemical droplet cells, have proved their capabilities in various electrochemical surface investigations in recent decades. Due to the large measured current density and the high limiting current, this technique provides high–resolution electrochemical responses. Current densities in the range from a few femto to pico Acm−2 to hundreds of Acm−2 can be measured using this technique. Various applications for microcapillary cells have been reported. Technical limitations, such as the Ohmic drop and changes in the composition of the measurement area near the tip of the microcapillary have also been considered by some researchers. The rapid increase in the application of microcells and the increase in the number of related reports published in the literature have paralleled recent attempts to develop and improve microcell setups, showing that this technique is already well established for electrochemical surface studies.

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Arjmand, F., Adriaens, A. Microcapillary electrochemical droplet cells: applications in solid-state surface analysis. J Solid State Electrochem 18, 1779–1788 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-014-2413-3

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