Electroanalytical Methods: Guide to Experiments and Applications

Description

Researchers and professionals will find a hands-on guide to successful experiments and applications of modern electroanalytical techniques here. The new edition has been completely revised and extended by a chapter on quartz-crystal microbalances. The book is written for chemists, biochemists, environmental and materials scientists, and physicists. A basic knowledge of chemistry and physics is sufficient for understanding the described methods. Electroanalytical techniques are particularly useful for qualitative and quantitative analysis of chemical, biochemical, and physical systems. Experienced experts provide the necessary theoretical background of electrochemistry and thoroughly describe frequently used measuring techniques. Special attention is given to experimental details and data evaluation. Content: Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Electrical Double Layer and Its Structure....Pages 3-9 Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Reactions....Pages 11-31 Kinetics of Electrochemical Reactions....Pages 33-53 Front Matter....Pages 55-55 Cyclic Voltammetry....Pages 57-106 Pulse Voltammetry....Pages 107-119 Square-Wave Voltammetry....Pages 121-145 Chronocoulometry....Pages 147-158 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy....Pages 159-177 UV/Vis/NIR Spectroelectrochemistry....Pages 179-200 Stripping Voltammetry....Pages 201-221 Electrochemical Studies of Solid Compounds and Materials....Pages 223-235 Potentiometry....Pages 237-256 Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Nanobalance....Pages 257-270 Front Matter....Pages 271-271 Working Electrodes....Pages 273-290 Reference Electrodes....Pages 291-308 Electrolytes....Pages 309-330 Experimental Setup....Pages 331-335 Front Matter....Pages 337-337 Seminal Publications in Electrochemistry and Electroanalysis....Pages 339-342 Books on Fundamental Electrochemistry and Electroanalytical Techniques....Pages 343-345 Back Matter....Pages 347-359