Theory and Experiment in Electrocatalysis

This review volume highlights advances in both theoretical and experimental techniques and points out both the progress made and the challenges to overcome in the near future. The topics cover a broad spectrum going from surface characterization, investigation of thermodynamics and kinetics mechanistic pathways, electrochemical experiments and theory, multi-scale modeling applied to synthesis and growth processes such as electrodeposition, and corrosion reactions arising from the nanosize of electrocatalysts that affect their lifetime and activity.Topics in Number 50 include: Investigation of alloy cathode Electrocatalysts A model Hamiltonian that incorporates the solvent effect to gas-phase density functional theory (DFT) calculations DFT-based theoretical analysis of ORR mechanisms Structure of the polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM) ORR investigated through a DFT-Green function analysis of small clusters Electrocatalytic oxidation and hydrogenation of chemisorbed aromatic compounds on palladiumElectrodes New models that connect the continuum descriptions with atomistic Monte Carlo simulations ORR reaction in acid revisited through DFT studies that address the complexity of Pt-based alloys in electrocatalytic processes Use of surface science methods and electrochemical techniques to elucidate reaction mechanisms in electrocatalytic processes In-situ synchrotron spectroscopy to analyze electrocatalysts dispersed on nanomaterials From reviews of previous volumes: Continues the valuable service that has been rendered by the Modern Aspects series. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry Extremely well-referenced and very readable.... Maintains the overall high standards of the series. Journal of the American Chemical Society