Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry

Number 25 of this acclaimed series breaks new ground with articles on charge transfer across liquid-liquid interfaces, electrochemical techniques to study hydrogen ingress in metals, and electrical breakdown of liquids. Also included are articles on the measurement of corrosion and ellipsometry, bringing these older subjects up to date.

1 Charge Transfer Across Liquid-Liquid Interfaces.- I. The Interface.- II. Ion Transfer.- III. Facilitated Ion Transfer.- IV. Electron Transfer.- V. Photoinduced Charge Transfer Reactions.- VI.Micro-ITIES.- VII. Concluding Remarks.- References.- 2 Electrochemical Techniques to Study Hydrogen Ingress in Metals.- I. Introduction.- II. Hydrogen Ingress.- III. Permeation Techniques without Trapping.- IV. Pulse Techniques without Trapping.- V. Potentiometric Techniques without Trapping.- VI. Permeation Techniques with Trapping.- VII. Potentiostatic Pulse Technique with Trapping.- VIII. Alternating Current Technique.- IX. Application of Hydrogen Ingress Techniques.- X. Selected Metals of Interest.- XI. Summary.- Notation.- References.- 3 DC Electrochemical Techniques for the Measurement of Corrosion Rates.- I. Introduction.- II. Electrochemical Corrosion-Rate Determination Techniques.- III. Error Sources and Calculational Methods.- IV. Error Representations.- V. Comparison of Techniques.- Notation.- References.- 4 Ellipsometry in Electrochemistry.- I. Introduction.- II. Theoretical Background.- III. Measurement and Analysis.- IV. Applications to Electrochemical Systems.- V. Summary.- VI. Appendix.- References.- 5 Electrical Breakdown of Liquids.- I. Introduction.- II. Conduction in Liquids.- III. Mechanisms of Electrical Breakdown.- IV. Concluding Remarks.- References.- Cumulative Author Index.- Cumulative Title Index.