Electrochemical Science and Technology

Electrochemistry is a discipline of wide scientific andtechnological interest. Scientifically, it explores the electricalproperties of materials and especially the interfaces betweendifferent kinds of matter. Technologically, electrochemistrytouches our lives in many ways that few fully appreciate; forexample, materials as diverse as aluminum, nylon, and bleach aremanufactured electrochemically, while the batteries that power allmanner of appliances, vehicles, and devices are the products ofelectrochemical research. Other realms in whichelectrochemical science plays a crucial role include corrosion, thedisinfection of water, neurophysiology, sensors, energy storage,semiconductors, the physics of thunderstorms, biomedical analysis,and so on.

This book treats electrochemistry as a science in its own right,albeit resting firmly on foundations provided by chemistry,physics, and mathematics. Early chapters discuss the electrical andchemical properties of materials from which electrochemical cellsare constructed. The behavior of such cells is addressed in laterchapters, with emphasis on the electrodes and the reactions thatoccur on their surfaces. The role of transport to and fromelectrodes is a topic that commands attention, because it cruciallydetermines cell efficiency. Final chapters deal with voltammetry,the methodology used to investigate electrode behavior.
Interspersed among the more fundamental chapters are chaptersdevoted to applications of electrochemistry: electrosynthesis,power sources, "green electrochemistry", andcorrosion.

Electrochemical Science and Technology is addressed toall who have a need to come to grips with the fundamentals ofelectrochemistry and to learn about some of its applications. Itwill constitute a text for a senior undergraduate or graduatecourse in electrochemistry. It also serves as a source of materialof interest to scientists and technologists in various fieldsthroughout academia, industry, and government - chemists,physicists, engineers, environmentalists, materials scientists,biologists, and those in related endeavors.

This book:
* Provides a background to electrochemistry, as well as treatingthe topic itself.
* Is accessible to all with a foundation in physical science, notsolely to chemists.
* Is addressed both to students and those later in theircareers.
* Features web links (through www.wiley.com/go/EST) toextensive material that is of a more tangential, specialized, ormathematical nature.
* Includes questions as footnotes to support the reader'sevolving comprehension of the material, with fully worked answersprovided on the web.
* Provides web access to Excel¯® spreadsheetswhich allow the reader to model electrochemical events.
* Has a copious Appendix of relevant data.