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Oscillatory Behavior in Electrochemical Systems

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Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry

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A closed chemical system which is not in thermodynamic equilibrium will tend to relax asymptotically toward such a state as soon as the existing constraints are removed (e.g., when contact between the components is established, or, in an electrochemical system, when a galvanic cell circuit is closed). The resulting transient can be either purely monotonie, which is the most common behavior, or the system in its relaxation to equilibrium can pass through an infinite or a finite number of maxima and minima. However, in the latter case, the amplitude diminishes steadily with time, and it has been proved by the methods of irreversible thermodynamics that, in a closed system, sustained oscillations can occur neither around the equilibrium,1 nor for appreciable displacements from it, i.e. “in the large.”2

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Wojtowicz, J. (1972). Oscillatory Behavior in Electrochemical Systems. In: Bockris, J.O., Conway, B.E. (eds) Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7440-8_2

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