Physical Electrochemistry: Fundamentals, Techniques, and Applications

Description

This bestselling textbook on physical electrochemistry caters to the needs of advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of chemistry, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, and chemical engineering. It is unique in covering both the more fundamental, physical aspects as well as the application-oriented practical aspects in a balanced manner. In addition it serves as a self-study text for scientists in industry and research institutions working in related fields. The book can be divided into three parts: (i) the fundamentals of electrochemistry; (ii) the most important electrochemical measurement techniques; and (iii) applications of electrochemistry in materials science and engineering, nanoscience and nanotechnology, and industry. The second edition has been thoroughly revised, extended and updated to reflect the state-of-the-art in the field, for example, electrochemical printing, batteries, fuels cells, supercapacitors, and hydrogen storage. Dedication Contents Preface Symbols and Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 The Potentials of Phases 3 Fundamental Measurements in Electrochemistry 4 Electrode Kinetics: Some Basic Concepts 5 Single-Step Electrode Reactions 6 Multistep Electrode Reactions 7 Specific Examples of Multistep Electrode Reactions 8 The Electrical Double Layer (EDL) 9 Electrocapillary 10 Intermediates in Electrode Reactions 11 Underpotential Deposition and Single-Crystal Electrochemistry 12 Electrosorption 13 Fast Transients, the Time-Dependent Diffusion Equation, and Microelectrodes 14 Linear Potential Sweep and Cyclic Voltammetry 15 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) 16 The Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM) 17 Corrosion 18 Electrochemical Deposition 19 Electrochemical Nanotechnology 20 Energy Conversion and Storage Index