Cathodic transfer coefficient

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001741",
  "term": "Cathodic transfer coefficient",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A dimensionless parameter in electrochemistry that describes the fraction of the applied potential that contributes to the activation energy for a cathodic (reduction) reaction. It indicates the symmetry of the energy barrier for electron transfer at an electrode surface. This coefficient typically ranges between 0 and 1.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "coefficient",
    "gas constant",
    "stoichiometric number",
    "thermodynamic temperature"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1974, 37, 499. 'Electrochemical nomenclature' on page 515 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197437040499)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/cathodic-transfer-coefficient/"
}