Preface PART I: FUNDAMENTALS (ON THE LEVEL OF BSC, REFERENCE FOR LOOK UP FOR ENGINEERS, PHYSICISTS ETC.) THE ELECTRODE REACTION -- THE FOCUS OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY Current and Chemical Conversion in Electrochemical Cells Electrodes and Ions (Definitions Electrode, Electrolyte, Anode, Cathode etc.) Which Quantitative Relation Does Exist between Chemical Conversion and Charge? Which Relation Does Exist between Electrical Current and Reaction Rate? Galvanic Cells and Electrolysis Cells THERMODYNAMICS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS From Cell Voltage to Electrode Potentials Which Relation Does Exist between Cell Voltages and Thermodynamic Potentials Cells Voltages Are Caused by Charge Separation at Interfaces - the Galvani Voltage Measurement of Cells Voltages and Application of Galvanic Cells (Preliminary Overview) ELECTROCHEMICAL KINETICS ? HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS PROCESSES Coupling of Mass Transport and Interfacial Reactions Kinetics of Charge-Transfer Step MASS TRANSPORT AND BOUNDARY LAYERS Overview and Definition Migration The Electrical Double Layer Diffusion Diffusion Layers Summary and Outlook PART II: EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY (LEVEL SENIOR BSC OR MSC/PHD) ELECTROANALYTICAL METHODS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS Family Tree of Electroanalytical Methods Potentiometry Dynamic Electrochemical Methods Amperometric Sensors Voltammetry under Special Mass Transport Conditions -- Thin Layer Voltammetry and Voltammetry of Immobilized Redox Systems Voltammetry under Special Mass Transport Conditions -- Microelectrodes Basics of Electrochemical Instrumentation MECHANISTIC ANALYSIS OF ELECTRON TRANSFER REACTIONS IN LIQUID ELECTROLYTES Use of Diagnostic Criteria Use of Digital Simulations Zone Diagrams Spectroscopic Identification of Products and Intermediates ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY Ohmic Resistance and Ideal Capacitor in an Electrical AC Circle Impedance Measurement in Electrochemical Cells Equivalent Circuits Development of Equivalent Circuits Constant Phase Elements Summary INTERFACIAL ELECTROCHEMISTRY Overview Vibrational Spectroscopy at Surfaces Ellipsometry Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy of Core Shell Electrons X-Diffractions Mass Spectrometry Quartz Crystal Microbalance Single Crystal Electrodes A Second View on the Electrical Double Layer Electrochemical Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (ECSTM) and electrochemical scanning force microscopy (ECSFM) Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) Other Scanning Microscopies PART III: ELECTROCHEMICAL MATERIAL SCIENCE (LEVEL MSC/PHD) ELECTRODEPOSITION Metal Deposition on Foreign Materials Galvanic Processes Electrodeposition of Oxides SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTROCHEMISTRY Structure and Bonding in Semiconductors Semiconductor Electrodes Application of Semiconductor Electrodes SOLID ELECTROLYTES AND OTHER NON-CONVENTIONAL ELECTROLYTE SYSTEMS Why Do Solids Contain Defects? Ionic Conductivity of Solids Boundary Layers in Ion-Conducting Solids Electrochemistry in Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids Conductivity in Glasses Conductivity in Polymers ELECTROCATALYSIS: MECHANISMS FOR THE REACTION OF IMPORTANT SMALL MOLECULES Concepts Experimental Methods for the Study of Electrocatalytic Reactions Water Electrolysis H2/H+ Oxygen Reduction Reaction Importance of Reactive Oxygen Species in Biology and Technology CO2 Reduction Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Small Organic Molecules MODIFIED ELECTRODES Electrochemistry of Self-Assembled Monolayers Electronically Conductive Polymers Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials PART IV: SELECTED APPLICATION OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY (LEVEL, SENIOR BSC, MOSTLY MSC/PHD) CORROSION AND CORROSION PROTECTION What is Corrosion? Pourbaix Diagrams - The Thermodynamics of Corrosion The Kinetics of Corrosion and Passivity Basic Approaches to Corrosion Protection Important Corrosion Phenomena Intentional Metal Dissolution BATTERIES Overview about Electrochemical Energy Conversion Systems Specifications of Batteries Classification of Batteries Zink-Manganese Batteries as Example of a Primary Cell Lead Acid Accumulator as an Example of a Secondary Cell with Aqueous Electrolyte Li-Ion Batteries Metal-Air Batteries Vanadium Redox Flow Battery FUEL CELLS Overview Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Variations of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Molten Carbonat Fuel Cell (MCFC) Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells (PAFC) Alkaline Fuel Cell (AFC) ELECTROSYNTHESIS IN LABORATORY AND INDUSTRY Principles Examples for Scale-Up Bioelectrochemistry Electrochemistry of Low Molecular Weight Cofactors Electrochemistry of Proteins Amperometric Enzyme Electrodes Electrochemical Detection using Enzyme Labels Electrochemistry of DNA Coupling of Information Flow from Biological Cells to Artificial Electrochemical Systems APPENDICES Standard Electrode Potentials at 298 K Solubility Products of Salts with Low Solubility Complex Formation Constants Equilibrium Constants for Absorption of Gases in Water at 25 °C Properties of Important Electrode Materials Properties of Single Crystal Electrodes Greek Alphabet Abbreviations in this book Symbols for Physico-Chemical Quantities in This Book Selection of Fundamental Constants.