Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry

1 Electrochemistry of Nerve Excitation.- I. Nerve Excitation.- II. Membrane Channels.- III. The Surface Compartment Model (SCM) of Electrical Double-Layer Processes.- IV. Summary.- References.- 2 Thermodynamics of Membrane Energy Transduction in an Oscillating Field.- I. Introduction: Bioelectrochemical Aspects of Cellular Energy Transduction.- II. Electroconformational Coupling Model.- III. Pumping of Neutral Molecules by an AC Field.- IV. Pumping of Ions by an AC Field.- V. Membrane Channel in an AC Field as an Enzyme.- VI. Ion Pumping by Nonelectrical Oscillating Fields.- VII. Discussion.- Appendix A. Normalized Rate Constants.- Appendix B. Solution of Equations.- References.- 3 Bioelectrochemical Field Effects: Electrostimulation of Biological Cells by Low Frequencies.- I. Introduction.- II. Models for Mechanisms of Electrostimulation and Receptor Sensitivity.- III. Experimental.- IV. Biological and Biochemical Response of Cells.- V. Perceptibility of Electromagnetic Fields by Animals and Man.- VI. Conclusions.- References.- 4 The Role of the Electronic Factor in the Kinetics of Charge-Transfer Reactions.- I. The Matrix Element for Direct Electron Transfer.- II. Electron Matrix Element for Bridged Systems.- III. Influence of the Medium and of the Non-Condon Effects on the Electron Matrix Element.- IV. Experimental Investigation of the Electron Matrix Element.- V. Concluding Remarks.- References.- 5 Electric Surface Effects in Solid Plasticity and Strength.- I. Introduction.- II. Metals.- III. Covalent Crystals: Influence of Electrolyte Solutions on the Plasticity-Brittleness Transition in Near-Surface Semiconductor Layers.- IV. Ionic Crystals.- V. Glassy Bodies: Effects of Electrolyte Solutions and Cationic Surface-Active Compounds on Plasticity-to-Brittleness Transition in Silicate Glasses.- VI. Conclusions.- References.- 6 Electrodeposition of Metal Powders with Controlled Particle Grain Size and Morphology.- I. Introduction.- II. Basic Facts.- III. Pulsating Regimes.- IV. Conclusions.- Notation.- References.- 7 Membrane Chlor-Alkali Process.- I. Introduction.- II. Quantifying Membrane and Cell Performance.- III. Ion-Exchange Membrane Cells.- IV. Mathematical Modeling of the Membrane Separator and Electrolyzer.- V. Summary.- List of Symbols and Abbreviations.- References.- Suggested Reading List.- Cumulative Author Index.- Cumulative Title Index.