Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry

1 Perspectives in Electrochemical Physics.- I. Introduction.- II. Importance of Electrochemical Physics.- III. Electrocatalysis by Metals and Alloys.- IV. Electrode Reactions on Semiconductors.- V. Solid-State Properties and Electrochemical Behavior: Corrosion, Anodic Dissolution, and Oxide Growth.- VI. Electrochemical Physics of Metal/ Dielectric Interfaces.- VII. Metal-Plasma (“Gaseous Electrolyte”) Interfaces.- VIII. Synopses of Work on Other Themes and Subjects.- References.- 2 Modern State of Double Layer Study of Solid Metals.- I. Introduction.- II. Double Layer Structure at Liquid Metals and Alloys.- III. The Gouy-Chapman-Stern-Grahame (GCSG) Theory for “Uniform” Solid Electrodes.- IV. Capacitance Characteristics of Solid Polycrystalline (PC) Electrodes.- V. Capacitance Characteristics of Individual Single-Crystal Faces.- VI. Crystallographic Inhomogeneity Effects.- VII. Conclusion.- References.- 3 Interfacial Infrared Vibrational Spectroscopy.- I. Introduction.- II. Theoretical Considerations and Experimental Techniques.- III. Applications.- IV. Future Directions.- References.- 4 Photoelectrolysis and Photoelectrochemical Catalysis.- I. Introduction.- II. Photoelectrochemistry of d-Band Sulfides.- III. Tailoring Reactive Surface States for Photoelectrocatalysis.- IV. Experiments Using Semiconductor Electrodes with Paired and Clustered Transition Metals.- V. Discussion.- References.- 5 Electron Transfer Reactions on Oxide-Covered Metal Electrodes.- I. Introduction.- II. Experimental Problems.- III. The Metal-Passive Film-Redox Electrolyte Interface.- IV. Mechanisms of Electron Transfer at Film-Covered Electrodes.- V. Discussion of Some Particular Systems.- VI. Exchange Current Densities and Electronic Properties.- References.- 6 Interfacial Electrostaticsand Electrodynamics in Disperse Systems.- I. Introduction.- II. Interfacial Electrostatics.- III. Interfacial Electrodynamics.- IV. Conclusion and Summary.- References.