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ELECTRON transfer reactions at the semiconductor – electrolyte interface are of particular interest because it is not known experimentally whether the reaction kinetics depend upon the bulk electron concentration in the semiconductor. Results of recent measurements of the hydrogen evolution reaction on single crystal germanium electrodes are presented here. The electrode potential (versus the normal hydrogen electrode) was measured under suitable conditions of purity for analysis of the mechanism (Table 1).
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ERDÉLYI, V., GREEN, M. Hydrogen Overpotential on Germanium Electrodes. Nature 182, 1592 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821592b0
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