Summary for higher current generation Discussion
The thread on electrode materials for higher current generation is very brief because the question was too vague for a technical answer. Ram Prasadh Narayanan asked which metal combination would provide the maximum transfer of electrons and how to measure current between magnesium and silver nano-electrodes in electrolyte. He also asked for a way to detect electron flow in nano-electrodes. Ray Kremer of Stellar Solutions, Inc. replied that he had no idea what the question meant and could not offer a useful answer. No specific electrode pair, measurement method, or current-detection technique was provided, so the discussion ends without a technical recommendation.
Q. Hi,
I have a couple of questions:
#1: Please let me know some metal combination, which when used as electrodes, will provide the maximum transfer of electrons.
#2: How can I measure the number of electrons transferred (or the current) in “Nano-electrodes”? Say, I have a combination of Magnesium and Silver Nano-Electrodes, I would like to know of any method to detect the current flow between them in the presence of the electrolyte.
My question may be vague, but please do ask me it something is not clear.
Thanks
Ram Prasadh Narayanan
Student – Be’er Sheva, Israel
January 10, 2016
January 2016
Hi Ram. Indeed I have o idea what you’re talking about. Sorry.
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Ted Mooney, P.E.
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A. Ram,
1) Electron transfer depends on more factors than that, but all other things being equal, I suppose the “best” electrode material will be whichever has the highest conductivity. I’m sure there are tables you can look up online or in textbooks for the conductivity of various metals and alloys.
2) An amp meter?
Ray Kremer
Stellar Solutions, Inc.
McHenry, Illinois
January 11, 2016