Electric current across the metal–solid electrolyte interface I. Direct current, current–voltage characteristic

A phenomenological theory of direct current across the metal–solid electrolyte interface is presented, using the assumption that cations are the only mobile charge carriers in the electrolyte. The current–voltage characteristic of the system is obtained under the assumption that a delayed stage of the electrode reaction is the electron transfer in cation discharge or ionization of metal ions. [Russian text ignored]