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Voltammetry

Voltammetry is an electrochemical analytical technique that studies chemical reactions and properties of substances by measuring the current response as the potential applied to an electrode is systematically varied. Developed by Jaroslav Heyrovsky in the 1920s (polarography), modern voltammetry has become essential for measuring redox potentials, detecting trace analytes, and investigating reaction mechanisms. Variants such as cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) offer high sensitivity and selectivity for electrochemically active analytes.

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  1. Nicholson, R. S., & Shain, I. (1965). Theory of stationary electrode polarography for a chemical reaction coupled to electron transfer. Analytical Chemistry, 36(4), 706–723. DOI: 10.1021/ac60210a007
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