Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Vol.453, No.1-2, 25-28, 1998
Non-steady-state electrochemical nucleation under potentiostatic conditions
The kinetics of electrochemical nucleation at constant overpotential have been analysed. The influence of the concentration change of single adatoms (monomers) on the process of nucleation is considered. The Fokker-Planck kinetic equation was solved accounting for this effect. Expressions were derived for the number of nuclei, for the nucleation rate and for the nucleation induction time.