Limiting current

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006598",
  "term": "Limiting current",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The maximum current that can be achieved in an electrochemical cell under specific conditions, where the rate of the electrode reaction is controlled solely by the mass transport of the electroactive species to the electrode surface. Beyond this point, increasing the applied potential does not increase the current. It is a key parameter in voltammetry.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "adsorption current",
    "applied potential",
    "catalytic current",
    "diffusion current",
    "faradaic current",
    "kinetic current",
    "migration current",
    "residual current"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1974, 37, 499. 'Electrochemical nomenclature' on page 513 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197437040499)",
    "PAC, 1985, 57, 1491. 'Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations 1985)' on page 1497 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198557101491)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/limiting-current/"
}