This section collects working notes as they arise — unedited and in no particular order — from ongoing work in an electrochemical research laboratory. They are not polished articles or formal reports, but records of problems encountered, methods tested, and things learned along the way.
Main Topics
On the Importance of Accurate Laboratory Logging
Measurement Practice
How Many Points Do You Need to Build a Straight Line? How to Connect a Current Lead to a Specimen
Sample Preparation
How to Prepare an Electrolyte Saturated with Magnesium Hydroxide
Working with a Potentiostat
Before Starting Any Measurement, Make Sure the OCP Is Stable
Data Interpretation and Analysis
Where Should Tafel Slope Markers Be Set? Some Useful Shortcuts for Corrosion Calculations
Publication Process
How to Ruin the Publication of Your Own Work
Case Stories
A Story of One False Discovery Budget Justification Some Remarks on the Corrosion of Al–Mg Alloys