The use of a sintered Ag/AgCl electrode as both reference and counter electrode for electrochemical measurements in thin film electrolytes

Abstract

This study examined the feasibility of using a sintered Ag/AgCl electrode as a combined reference (RE) and counter electrode (CE) for polarization measurements in thin film solutions. The combined electrode provided uniform current distribution without altering the thin film electrolyte composition. This approach avoids the problems of distorted current distributions inherent in the use of reference and counter electrodes positioned away from the working electrode (WE) under thin film conditions.