Magnetic fields in electrochemistry: The Kelvin force. A mini-review

• Recent results in magnetoelectrochemistry, based on the Kelvin force.
• Focus on the influence of strong magnetic field gradients.
• Magnetic patterning of electrodeposits, and stabilization of liquid structures.
• Suggestion of future work on structure of concentrated paramagnetic solutions.

Recent work on the influence of magnetic field gradients on paramagnetic species in an electrochemical cell is reviewed. The effects include normal patterning and inverse patterning of electrodeposits, stabilization of paramagnetic liquid structures and enhanced rates of reactions involving the magnetic species.