Hardness of metals from electron transfer reactions at electrode surfaces

Date Issued
15-11-2002
Author(s)
Harinipriya, S.
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
DOI
Abstract
A new parametric relation for hardness incorporating the surface potential of the metal and work function was derived. Hydrogen evolution and ferric/ferrous redox reactions were considered as examples to extract chemical hardness from electrode kinetic data.
Volume
117