Title: potentiostat
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - potentiostat
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09079
Status: current

Definition
Measuring instrument for electric current that controls the potential difference between a working electrode and a reference electrode and measures the electric current between a working electrode and an auxiliary electrode.

Related Term
- auxiliary electrode: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09132

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 641. 'Terminology of Electrochemical Methods of Analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 654 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-0109)

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Citation: Citation: 'potentiostat' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09079
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