In 1930 , he published a paper from which was attributed the Butler - Volmer equation , based on earlier work of John Alfred Valentine Butler .
It was during his time there that he discovered the migration of adsorbed molecules , known as Volmer diffusion .
In 1930 , Volmer published a paper from which was attributed the Butler - Volmer equation , based on earlier work of John Alfred Valentine Butler .
It was during his time there that he discovered the migration of adsorbed molecules , known as Volmer diffusion .