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This review describes the evolution of important concepts related to potential drops at interfaces in electrochemical systems. The role of the thermodynamic theory of electrocapillarity of perfectly polarizable electrodes in the development of interfacial electrochemistry is emphasized. A critical analysis of the phenomenological models of the electrical double layer on ideally polarizable electrodes is given. Certain trends in studying solid electrodes with well-defined surfaces brought into contact with electrolyte solutions are summarized. Attention is drawn to several unsolved problems crucial for the future development of electrochemical surface science. Finally, some recent experimental data are analyzed for selected models.
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For solvents under study, the donor numbers are as follows: AN, 14.1; PC, 15.1; water, 18.0; MeOH, 19.0; EtOH, 19.6; FA, 24.0; DMF, 26.6; DMSO, 29.8; HMPTA, 38.8; EDA, 55 [19].
This is the amount of a given component that should be introduced into the solution so that the increase in the interface by a surface unit would not change the volume phase composition.
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Damaskin, B.B., Petrii, O.A. Historical development of theories of the electrochemical double layer. J Solid State Electrochem 15, 1317–1334 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-011-1294-y
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