The Convergence at Equilibrium of Marcus Theory for Electrode Kinetics

摘要

It is often suggested that the interpretation of electron transfer at the electrode-solution interface should be based on a model commonly referred to as Marcus Theory.Approximately a decade ago,through the development and application of alkanethiol-modified gold electrodes,several important experimental contributions appeared to confirm the validity of the Theory as it applies to heterogeneous single electron transfer.In general,any kinetic model must show a convergence to equilibrium conditions,which may be deduced independently.