• DocumentCode
    897703
  • Title

    The electrical properties of metal microelectrodes

  • Author

    Robinson, David A.

  • Author_Institution
    Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
  • Volume
    56
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1968
  • fDate
    6/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1065
  • Lastpage
    1071
  • Abstract
    The electrical properties of metal microelectrodes for single-unit recording are reviewed. An equivalent circuit is presented, the elements of which are discussed. The most important element is the electrolytic capacitor formed by the metal-electrolyte interface. Its value is about 0.2 pF/µ2at 1 kHz. The effects of exposed metallic area at the tip and platinization are described, and some consideration is given to problems peculiar to the operation of these electrodes in neural tissue.
  • Keywords
    Biomedical engineering; Capacitors; Electric variables; Electrodes; Equivalent circuits; Extracellular; Fabrication; Helium; Manufacturing processes; Microelectrodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1968.6458
  • Filename
    1448388
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=897703