DETERMINATION OF ION TEMPERATURE FROM THE VOLT–AMPERE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTROLYTES

The author presents experimental volt–ampere characteristics measured in various media. From them, the density of ions and their temperature have been determined. An estimating formula has been derived for the thickness of a space-charge layer. It has been proposed in this work that the Fermi distribution function be used to calculate the thickness of a space-charge layer. A procedure has been presented to determine the ion temperature in electrolytes. The error of the described procedure amounts to 15–20%. To correct the ion temperature in the media, it is necessary to take account of the shielding of electrodes in the ion layer
   
Author:  S. A. Gutsev
Keywords:  volt–ampere characteristic, ion–ion plasma, ion temperature, concentration of ions, space-charge layer
Page:  1205