Faraday efficiency

In electrochemistry, Faraday efficiency (also called faradaic efficiency, faradaic yield, coulombic efficiency, or current efficiency) describes the efficiency with which charge (electrons) is transferred in a system facilitating an electrochemical reaction. The word "Faraday" in this term has two interrelated aspects: first, the historic unit for charge is the faraday (F), but has since been replaced by the coulomb (C); and secondly, the related Faraday's constant ( $F$ ) correlates charge with moles of matter and electrons (amount of substance). This phenomenon was originally understood through Michael Faraday's work and expressed in his laws of electrolysis.^[1]

^ Bard, A. J.; Faulkner, L. R. (2000). Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-04372-9.

[1] Bard, A. J.; Faulkner, L. R. (2000). Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications (2nd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-04372-9.

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