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Bulk electrolysis (potentiostatic deposition)

December 15, 2010

Hi guys,

I've searched the forum and there is nothing about this. Is bulk electrolysis or commonly known as the electrode method just a tool for quantitative measurements? It seems to me that potentiostatic deposition method is used specifically for alloys such as Cu02, Bi2Te3.

I was wondering whether the values such as the -0.5V (potential/V vs SCE) @ 0.3 Adm-2 current density can be translated using a normal two electrode electroplating method?

Thanks guys.

Edwin Pang
- Nottingham

Hi Edwin

I have never heard of Bulk Electrolysis but I think it would mean something entirely different in the context of this website.

From the rest of your question, I believe that you are looking for Electrogravimetry and a web search on that will point you in the right direction.

A very good source for electrolytic methods of analysis is 'Vogel's Textbook of Quantitative Chemical Analysis' published by Longman.

Geoff Smith
Hampshire, England
December 17, 2010

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