Electrochemistry

01 Introduction
1-1 Some distinct concepts of electrochemistry
1-2 Thermodynamics and kinetics of electrochemical reactions
1-3 Components of electrochemical cells
1-4 Applications of electrochemistry 31

02 Electrode potential
2-1 Standard electrode potential
2-2 Standard electrode potential of metal complexes
2-3 Thermodynamic parameters from standard electrode potentials
2-4 Mixed potential
*2-5 Pourbaix diagram and corrosion
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03 Electrolytes and ion conduction
3-1 Activity coefficient of ions
3-2 Use of Debye-H?ckel limiting law
3-3 Ion migration and ionic conductivity
3-4 Molar conductivity
3-5 Diffusion potential
3-6 Donnan potential
3-7 Ion-selective electrodes
3-8 Electrochemical sensors
3-9 Structure of electric double-layer
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04 Electrochemical kinetics
4-1 Charge transfer rate
4-2 Mass transfer rate
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05 Electrochemical instrumentations
5-1 Working principle of OP amp
5-2 Potentiostat
5-3 Galvanostat
5-4 iRu drop due to solution resistance
5-5 Two-electrode cell and three-electrode cell
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06 Hydrodynamic methods
6-1 Rotating disk electrode (RDE) experiments
6-2 Rotating ring-disk electrode (RRDE) experiments
6-3 Concentration overpotential
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07 Potential step methods
7-1 Chronoamperometry and chronocoulometry with large-amplitude potential step
7-2 Limitations of potential step experiment
*7-3 Potential step experiment using planar ultra-microelectrode (UME)
*7-4 Small-amplitude potential step experiment
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08 Potential sweep methods
8-1 Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV)
8-2 Linear sweep voltammetry for multicomponent systems
8-3 Cyclic voltammetry (CV)
8-4 Investigation of reaction mechanisms by cyclic voltammetry
8-5 Cyclic voltammetry for adsorbed or fixed species on electrode surface
*8-6 Potential sweep experiment using planar ultra microelectrode (UME)
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09 Bulk electrolysis
9-1 Controlled-potential bulk electrolysis
9-2 Controlled-current bulk electrolysis
9-3 Chronopotentiometry
*9-4 Spectroelectrochemistry
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10 Impedance method
10-1 Impedance
10-2 Impedance plot
10-3 Impedance for electrochemical reactions
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11 Electrochemical industries
11-1 Design of electrolysis cells
11-2 Brine electrolysis (chlor-alkali industry)
11-3 Electrowinning
11-4 Electrorefining
11-5 Electroplating and electroless plating
11-6 Anodizing
11-7 Electrophoretic coating
11-8 Electrochemical machining
11-9 Electrodialysis
11-10 Electrosynthesis
11-11 Direct and indirect electrolysis
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12 Galvanic cells
12-1 Batteries
12-2 Supercapacitors
12-3 Fuel cells
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13 Photoelectrochemistry and solar
13-1 Semiconductor theory
13-2 Semiconductor/electrolyte interface
13-3 Photoelectrochemistry in semiconductor
13-4 Solar cells or photovoltaic cells
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Index