Title: faradaic rectification current
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - faradaic rectification current
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.F02324
Status: current

Definition
A component of the current that is due to the rectifying properties of an electrode reaction and that appears if an indicator or working electrode is subjected to any periodically varying applied potential while the mean value of the applied potential is controlled.

Related Terms
- applied potential: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00424
- electrode reaction: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E01960
- indicator: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/I03006
- working electrode: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/W06686

Source
- PAC, 1985, 57, 1491. 'Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations 1985)' on page 1496 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198557101491)

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Citation: Citation: 'faradaic rectification current' 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.F02324
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