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Butler-Volmer kinetics#

Butler-Volmer electrode kinetics and its high-overpotential Tafel-plot linearization.

Tafel’s law: overpotential linear in log current

Tafel's law: overpotential linear in log current

The Butler-Volmer equation: anodic and cathodic partial currents

The Butler-Volmer equation: anodic and cathodic partial currents

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