Gileadi E. Electrode Kinetics for Chemists, Chemical Engineers and Materials Scientists

Wiley, 1993, 597 p., ISBN: 0471188581, 1560816260Offering a thorough explanation of electrode kinetics, this textbook emphasizes physical phenomena-rather than mathematical formalism-and elucidates the underlying principles of the different experimental techniques. Assuming an elementary knowledge of thermodynamics and chemical kinetics and minimal mathematical skills, coverage explores the arguments of two primary schools of thought: electrode kinetics and interfacial electrochemistry viewed as a branch of physical chemistry, and from the perspective of analytical chemistry.General considerations
Polarizable and nonpolarizable interphasesThe potentials of phases
The driving force
Two cases of special interest
Components of the measured potential
The meaning of the normal hydrogen electrode (nhe) scaleFundamental measurements in electrochemistry
Measurement of current and potential
Cell geometry and the choice of reference electrodesElectrode kinetics: some basic concepts
Relating electrode kinetics to chemical kinetics
Methods of measurementSingle-step electrode reactions
The overpotential
Fundamental equations of electrode kinetics
The symmetry factor in electrode kineticsMulti step electrode reactions
Mechanistic criteria
Some specific examplesThe ionic double-layer capacitance
Theories of double-layer structureElectrocapillarity
Thermodynamics
Methods of measurement and some resultsIntermediates in electrode reactions
Adsorption isotherms for intermediates formed by charge transfer
The adsorption pseudocapacitanceElectrosorption
Phenomenology
IsothermsExperimental techniques: 1
Fast transients
Large-amplitude transientsExperimental techniques: 2
Linear potential sweep and cyclic voltammetry
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (eis)
MicroelectrodesApplications
Batteries and fuel cells
Corrosion
Electroplating