Overview: An introduction to the basic theory and practice underlying important electroanalytical methods and electron spectroscopy as well as their applications.
This course is presented in a lecture/discussion format. The content of the course includes Nanoscale electronic switch, solute ion conductance, ion mobility, electrical conductivity, transport numbers, thermodynamics of electrochemical cells, galvanic couple, exchange current density, electrode process, electrode polarization, activation polarization, concentration polarization, resistance polarization, Helmholtz double layer, Guoy-Chapman layer, Stern layer, liquid junction potential, overpotential, anodic dissolution of metals, ion selective electrodes, electrochemical instrumentation, electrolysis, potentiometry, Nicolsky equation, photocatalysis, photoelectron emission, coulometry, amperometry, chronoamperometry, chronocoulometry, electrogravimetry, electrochemical step edge decoration, nanowire electrooxidation, polarographic measurement, voltammetric measurement, supporting electrolyte, microelectrode, potential range, reversible electrode reaction, Faraday current, charging current, mass transfer, Faraday’s Law, instantaneous current, limiting current, Cottrell equation, hydrodynamic voltammetry, stationary solution voltammetry, cyclic voltammetry, Randles-Sevcik equation, differential pulse voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, photoelectron spectroscopy, Auger spectroscopy, scanning Auger microscopy, electron probe microanalysis, spectroscopic instrumentation, redox probe microscopy.