Square-wave current

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011258",
  "term": "Square-wave current",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A current component in square-wave voltammetry that arises from the presence of a particular substance, faradaic when the substance is electroactive and non-faradaic when it is surface active. It is read from the response to a square-wave potential modulation superimposed on a staircase ramp. Forward and reverse currents are sampled at the end of each half-cycle, and the net current is their difference.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "polarography"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1985, 57, 1491. 'Recommended terms, symbols, and definitions for electroanalytical chemistry (Recommendations 1985)' on page 1499 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198557101491)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/square-wave-current/"
}