Magnetic field effects on electrochemical processes: A theoretical hydrodynamic model

Oleg Lioubashevski, Eugenii Katz, Itamar Willner*

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Abstract

The effect of a static homogeneous magnetic field that is directed parallel to the planar electrode surface is analyzed in terms of a hydrodynamic boundary layer formation and equivalent mass transfer model for a semi-infinite electrode. The model predicts the decrease of the boundary layer thickness upon increasing either the magnetic field strength, B, or reagent bulk concentration, C*, with the power dependence corresponding to C*4/3B1/3. This permits the interpretation of the enhanced mass transfer at electrode surfaces via hydrodynamic principles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5778-5784
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume108
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 May 2004

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