Equation relating limiting current at a
rotating disc electrode (see
hydrodynamic voltammetry) to the amount concentration of an electroactive substance in bulk solution
\(c_{0}\),
\[I_{\rm{lim}} = k\,z\,F\,A\,D^{2/3} \omega^{1/2} \nu^{−1/6} c_{0}\] where
\(k\) is a numerical factor,
\(z\) the
electron number of an electrochemical reaction,
\(F\) the Faraday constant,
\(A\) the
electrode surface area,
\(D\) the diffusion coefficient of the electroactive substance,
\(\omega\) the angular velocity (rotation rate), and
\(\nu\) the kinematic viscosity of the solution.
Notes: - The value of \(k\) depends on the units used for quantities in the equation (\(D\), \(A\), \(\omega\), \(\nu\), \(c\)), and is 1.554 for \(A\) in \(\pu{cm2}\), \(D\) in \(\pu{cm2 s-1}\), \(\omega\) in \(\pu{Hz}\), \(\nu\) in \(\pu{cm2 s-1}\), \(c_{0}\) in \(\pu{mol cm-3}\), and \(I_{\rm{lim}}\) in \(\pu{A}\).
- The equation is named after Veniamin Grigorievich Levich (1917–1987).
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 641. 'Terminology of Electrochemical Methods of Analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 674 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-0109)