Electrochemistry at Semiconductor and Oxidized Metal Electrodes

1. The Solid and the Solution.- 1.1. The Solid.- 1.2. The Solution.- 2. The Solid/Liquid Interface.- 2.1. Surface Ions and Their Energy Levels.- 2.2. Double Layers at the Solid/Liquid Interface.- 2.3. Theoretical Predictions of the Energy Levels of Band Edges.- 2.4. The Band Model of the Solid/Solution Interface.- 3. Theory of Electron and Hole Transfer.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Classical Model.- 3.3. The Energy Level Model of Charge Transfer.- 3.4. Qualitative Description of Electrode Processes Using the Band Model.- 4. Measurement Techniques.- 4.1. Capacity Measurements.- 4.2. Measurements of the Current/Voltage Characteristics.- 4.3. Other Techniques.- 5. The Properties of the Electrode and Their Effect on Electrochemical Measurements.- 5.1. The Behavior of the Perfect Crystal.- 5.2. The Behavior of Electrode Defects.- 5.3. Observed Flat Band Potentials for Various Semiconductors.- 6. Observations of Charge Transfer at an Inert Semiconductor Electrode.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. Majority Carrier Capture.- 6.3. Minority Carrier Capture.- 6.4. Intrinsic Surface States and Recombination Centers.- 6.5. Carrier Injection.- 6.6. High-Current, High-Voltage Processes.- 6.7. Analysis of Complicated Electrode Reactions using the Tools of Semiconductor Electrochemistry.- 7. Chemical Transformation in the Electrode Reaction.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Inner Sphere Changes during Redox Reactions at an Inert Electrode.- 7.3. Adsorption onto and Absorption into the Electrode.- 7.4. Corrosion.- 8. Coated Electrodes.- 8.1. Introduction.- 8.2. Current Transport through Oxide Films.- 8.3. Deposition of Reaction Products on Semiconductor Electrodes.- 9. Applications of Semiconductor Electrodes.- 9.1. Solar Energy Conversion.- 9.2. Electrocatalysis on Semiconductors.- 9.3. New Devices.- 9.4. Electropolishing of Semiconductors.- References.- References to Review Articles and Books.- Author Index.