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 @snapend
 
 `\[
-j = j_0 \left[\exp\left{\frac{\alpha_a z F}{k T}\eta} - \exp\left{-\frac{\alpha_k z F}{k T}\eta}]
+j = j_0 \left[\exp\left\{\frac{\alpha_a z F}{k T}\eta\right\} - \exp\left\{-\frac{\alpha_k z F}{k T}\eta\right\}\right]
 \]`
 
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