Influence of the continuous mechanical renewal of the electrode surface on the effective activation energy of copper deposition on a copper cathode in the Tafel potential region

Abstract

The influence of the continuous mechanical renewal of the electrode surface on the effective activation energy of copper deposition on a copper cathode in the Tafel potential region was studied using a self-cleaning rotating electrode. The effective activation energy decreased by about 5 kcal mol^-1 when the cathode was continuously mechanically renewed.