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Catalytic activity of freshly generated chromium electrode surfaces

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We report here the enormous acceleration of the hydrogen evolution reaction on chromium which we have observed when the metal surface is freshly generated at low electrode potentials in aqueous solutions. It is quite remarkable that this reaction continues to occur at a very fast rate long after the metal surface has been created provided the potential remains low.

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  1. Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK

    G. T. Burstein, M. A. Kearns & J. Woodward

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Burstein, G., Kearns, M. & Woodward, J. Catalytic activity of freshly generated chromium electrode surfaces. Nature 301, 692–694 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/301692a0

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