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Applied Electrochemistry
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Preface
Contents
Part I: Basic concepts
1. Basic concepts
1.1 Structure of interfaces
1.1.1 Electrical double layer at interfaces: metal/electrolyte, semiconductor/electrolyte
1.1.2 Electrochemical potential – potentials at interfaces: internal, surface, external potential
1.1.2.1 Metal–solution interface at equilibrium: Nernst equilibrium potential
1.1.2.2 Electron work function
1.1.3 Charge transfer processes across the metal/electrolyte interface
1.1.3.1 Basic concepts of nonequilibrium thermodynamics
1.1.3.2 “Reversible” electrode processes
1.1.3.3 “Irreversible” electrode processes: basic concepts of electrochemical kinetics
1.1.3.4 Briefly on Marcus, Hush, Levich, Dogonadze (MHLD) theory of electrode processes
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2. Selected electrochemical methods applied in analytical chemistry and material science
2.1 Transient methods
2.1.1 Capacitive current
2.1.2 Faradaic current
2.2 Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
2.2.1 Data presentation
2.3 Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance method
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Part II: Electrochemistry in material science – selected topics
3. Corrosion
3.1 General remarks
3.2 Corrosion – what does it mean? Mechanism of corrosion
3.3 Characterization of corrosion: corrosion potential, corrosion current
3.3.1 Stability of materials: potential/pH (Pourbaix) diagrams – the thermodynamic aspect
3.3.2 Stability of materials: current–potential (Evans) diagrams – the kinetic aspect
3.4 Evaluation of corrosion rate from electrochemical measurements
3.4.1 Linear scan voltammetry
3.4.2 Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in corrosion
3.5 Localized corrosion: pits, crevices, intergranular corrosion – oxygen reduction as accompanying cathodic reaction
3.6 Hydrogen evolution as accompanying reaction – role in corrosion: embrittlement and cracking
3.7 Protection against corrosion
3.7.1 Electroplating
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4. Electrocatalysis
4.1 General remarks
4.2 How to compare the activity of catalysts in electrochemical reactions?
4.3 Electrocatalysts
4.3.1 Metals, alloys, and oxides
4.3.2 Carbon catalysts and supports
4.4 Catalyst activity
4.4.1 Electron work function effect
4.4.2 Adsorption impact
4.4.3 Size effect
4.5 Electrocatalysts in hydrogen–oxygen fuel cells
4.5.1 Oxygen reduction reaction
4.5.2 Hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions
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5. Electrodeposition
5.1 General remarks
5.2 Electrocrystallization: nucleation and growth
5.2.1 Critical size of nuclei
5.2.2 Instantaneous and progressive nucleation
5.2.3 Analytical approach to experimental data
5.3 Deposit morphology
5.4 Practical aspects of electrodeposition
5.5 Electrodeposition of binary alloys and semiconductor compounds
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6. Underpotential deposition (UPD)
6.1 General remarks
6.2 Experimental examples – UPD features
6.3 Underpotential deposits – catalytic properties
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7. Electrochemical methods in the formation of nanostructures
7.1 General remarks
7.2 Template-assisted electrodeposition of nanostructures
7.2.1 Active template-assisted electrodeposition
7.2.2 Restrictive template-assisted deposition
7.2.2.1 Porous anodic alumina (PAA) matrices
7.2.2.2 Porous anodic titanium dioxide matrices
7.2.3 Concluding remarks
7.3 Applications of nanostructured materials
7.3.1 Catalysis
7.3.2 Batteries: supercapacitors
7.3.3 Photoelectrochemical devices: solar cells
7.3.4 Biological applications: nanozymes
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8. Electrochemistry in energy conversion and storage
8.1 Batteries
8.1.1 Electrochemical cell – fundamentals
8.1.2 Characteristics of batteries
8.1.3 Classification of batteries and examples
8.1.3.1 Primary batteries
8.1.3.2 Secondary batteries
8.1.3.3 Lithium batteries
8.1.3.4 Fuel cells
8.2 Supercapacitors
8.2.1 General remarks
8.2.2 Capacitor versus electrochemical cell/battery
8.2.3 Working characteristics of supercapacitors
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9. Interfacing applied electrochemistry and biology
9.1 General remarks
9.2 Bioelectrocatalysis
9.3 Biosensors
9.4 Biofuel cells
9.4.1 Design and enzymes used in biofuel cells
9.4.1.1 Biocatalysts and design of biocathodes
9.4.1.2 Biocatalysts and design of bioanodes
9.4.2 Energy and power of the biofuel cells
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Part III: Photoelectrochemistry in materials science – selected topics
10. Semiconductors electrochemistry and photoelectrochemistry: fundamentals
10.1 Basic characteristics of semiconductors
10.1.1 Semiconductor under illumination
10.1.2 Recombination
10.1.3 Carriers and electric field
10.2 Semiconductor–electrolyte interface
10.2.1 Model of semiconductor–electrolyte interface
10.2.2 Space charge layer
10.2.3 Polarization of semiconductor–electrolyte interface
10.3 Fundamentals of electrochemical reactions on the SC electrode
10.4 Photoeffects at/in semiconductor electrode in electrolyte
10.5 Influence of surface states
10.6 Corrosion, photocorrosion, and stability
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11. Solar energy conversion in photoelectrochemical cells
11.1 General remarks
11.2 Efficiency and key parameters
11.3 Photoelectrochemical cells: classification – principle of operation
11.3.1 Liquid photovoltaic cells
11.3.2 Dye-sensitized solar cells
11.3.3 Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
11.3.4 Photoelectrosynthetic cells
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12. Semiconductor particles in photocatalysis
12.1 General remarks
12.2 Size effect and dimensionality
12.3 Photocatalytic degradation of organic/inorganic pollutants
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List of abbreviations
List of symbols
Greek symbols
Symbols applied in photoelectrochemistry of SC (Chapters 10–12) plus some constants
Greek symbols
Constants
Index