Chapter 1 SOME RECENT STUDIES IN RUTHENIUM ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND ELECTROCATALYSIS |
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N.S. Marinkovic, M.B. Vukmirovic, and R.R. Adzic |
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II. Preparation of Well-Ordered Ru Single-Crystal Surfaces |
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III. Electrochemistry of Single-Crystal Ru surfaces |
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1. Voltammetry Characterization |
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2. Surface X-Ray Diffraction Study |
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3. Infrared Spectroscopy and Anion Adsorption |
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(i) Polycrystalline Ru Electrode |
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(ii) Ru(0001) and Ru(1010) Single-Crystal Electrode Surfaces |
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4. Surface-Oxide Formation |
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(ii) Electrochemical Oxidation |
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IV. Electrocatalysis on Ru Single-Crystals and Nanoparticle Surfaces |
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1. Hydrogen Oxidation and Evolution Reactions |
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3. Oxygen Reduction Reaction |
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V. Pt-Ru Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts |
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1. Pt Submonolayers on Ru Single-Crystal Surfaces |
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(i) Adsorption Properties of Pt Submonolayers on Ru(0001) |
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2. Pt Deposition on Ru Nanoparticles |
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(i) EXAFS and TEM Characterization |
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Chapter 2 HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTRODES FOR MEDIUM-TEMPERATURE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS |
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Hiroyuki Uchida and Masahiro Watanabe |
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1. Characteristics of SOFCs |
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2. Development of Medium-Temperature SOFCs |
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3. Design Concept of Catalyzed Reaction Layer for Medium-Temperature SOFC |
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II. Activation of Mixed-Conducting Ceria-Based Anode |
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1. Effect of Various Metal Catalysts Dispersed on Samaria-Doped Ceria |
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2. Effect of the Composition and Microstructure on the Performance of SDC Anodes |
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3. Activation of SDC Anode with Highly-Dispersed Ni Electrocatalysts |
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III. Activation of Mixed-Conducting Perovskite-Type Oxide Cathodes |
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1. La(Sr)MnO3 Cathode with Highly Dispersed Pt Catalysts |
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2. La(Sr)CoO3 Cathode with Ceria-Interlayer on Zirconia Electrolyte |
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3. Control of Microstructure of LSC Cathodes |
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4. Activation of the Optimized LSC Cathode by Loading nm-Sized Pt Catalysts |
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IV. Effects of Ionic Conductivity of Zirconia Electrolytes on the Polarization Properties of Various Electrodes in SOFCs |
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1. Effect of σion on the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction Rate at Porous Pt Anode |
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2. Effect of σion on Activities of Various Electrodes and the Reaction Mechanism |
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Chapter 3 ELECTROCHEMICAL CO2 REDUCTION ON METAL ELECTRODES |
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1. Reactions Related with CO2 Reduction |
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(i) Electrochemical Equilibria |
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(ii) Equilibria of CO2 Related Species in Aqueous Solution |
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(iii) Variation of pH at the Electrode During CO2 Reduction |
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2. Problems Related with Experimental Procedures and Data Analysis |
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(i) Difference Current Obtained from Voltammetric Measurements |
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(ii) Purity of the Electrolyte Solution |
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III. Overviews of Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 at Metal Electrodes |
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3. Methanol, another Nonaqueous Solution |
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4. Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 in High Concentration |
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(i) CO2 Reduction under Elevated Pressures |
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(ii) CO2 Reduction Promoted by High Concentration |
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IV. Electroactive Species in the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 |
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V. Deactivation of Electrocatalytic Activity of Metal Electrodes |
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VI. Classification of Electrode Metals and Reaction Scheme |
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1. Classification of Electrode Metals and CO Selectivity |
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2. Electrode Potential of CO2 Reduction at Various Metal Electrodes |
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3. Formation of CO2·- Anion Radical and Further Reduction to HCOO- |
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4. Formation of Adsorbed CO2·- Leading to Further Reduction to CO or HC00- |
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5. Reaction Scheme in Nonaqueous Electrolyte |
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VII. Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to CO at Selected Metal and Nonmetal Electrodes |
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1. CO Formation at Au, Ag, and Zn |
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(iii) Other Platinum Group Metals |
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3. Ni and other CO Formation Metals |
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4. Non-metallic Electrode Materials for CO2 Reduction |
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VIII. Mechanistic Studies of Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 at Cu Electrode |
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1. Formation of CO as an Intermediate Species |
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2. CO2 Reduction at Cu Electrode Affected by the Potential and the CO2 Pressure |
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3. Electrolyte Solution, Anionic Species |
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4. Effects of Cationic Species in Electrolyte Solution |
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5. Reaction Mechanism at Cu Electrode |
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6. Surface Treatment, Alloying and Modification of Cu Electrode |
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7. CO2 Reduction at Cu Single-Crystal Electrodes |
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8. Adsorption of CO on Cu Electrode: Voltammetric and Spectroscopic Studies |
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IX. Attempts to Enhance the Transport Process in CO2 Reduction |
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2. Gas-Diffusion Electrode |
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3. Solid-Polymer Electrolytes |
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4. Three-Phase Electrodes |
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Chapter 4 INDUCED CODEPOSITION OF ALLOYS OF TUNGSTEN, MOLYBDENUM AND RHENIUM WITH TRANSITION METALS |
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Noam Eliaz and Eliezer Gileadi |
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1. Metal Deposition as a Class of its Own |
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(ii) Metal Deposition and Dissolution |
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2. Specific Issues in Electrodeposition of Alloys |
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(ii) Special Considerations Related to Alloy Deposition |
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(iii) Anomalous Alloy Deposition |
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(iv) Possible Causes of Anomalous Alloy Deposition |
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(vi) Electroless Deposition of Alloys |
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1. Tungsten Alloys Containing Ni, Co and Fe |
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(i) Properties of Tungsten Alloys |
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(ii) Applications of Tungsten Alloys |
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(iii) Electrodeposition of Tungsten Alloys |
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(iv) New Interpretation of the Mechanism of Ni-W Codeposition |
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2. Molybdenum Alloys Containing Ni, Co and Fe |
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(i) Properties of Molybdenum Alloys |
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(ii) Applications of Molybdenum Alloys |
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(iii) Electrodeposition of Molybdenum Alloys |
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3. Rhenium and its Alloys |
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(i) Properties of Rhenium and its Alloys |
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(ii) Applications of Rhenium and its Alloys |
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(iii) Electrodeposition of Rhenium and its Alloys |
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List of Abbreviations and Symbols |
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Chapter 5 25 YEARS OF THE SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY |
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20 Years of Application of STM in Electrochemistry |
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Marek Szklarczyk, Marcin Strawski, and Krzysztof Bierikowski |
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1. Solid-Vacuum Interface STM Investigations |
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2. STM Investigations in Air and in Liquid Environment: 20 Years in Electrochemical STM Probing |
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(i) Imaging of Metals and Metallic Deposits |
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(ii) Imaging of Adsorbed Ions Adlattices |
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(iii) Imaging of Molecules |
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(iv) Imaging of Semiconductive Materials |
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(v) Electrochemical Fabrication of Nanostructures: Nanolithography |
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Chapter 6 MODERN APPLICATIONS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY |
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II. LIGA, an Important Process in Micro-System Technology |
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3. Microstructures Manufactured by the LIGA Process |
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(i) The Sacrificial Layer Technique |
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(ii) Microstructures with Different Shapes in the Third Dimension |
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III. Applications in Semiconductor Technology |
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1. Cu Interconnections on Chips |
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2. Deposition of Cu Interconnections on Chips |
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3. Diffusion Barriers and Seed Layer |
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4. Super-Conformal Electrodeposition of Copper into Nanometer Vias and Trenches |
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(i) Super-Conformal Electrodeposition |
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(ii) Mechanism of Super-Conformal Electrodeposition |
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(iii) Mathematical Modeling |
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IV. Information Storage: Applications in the Fields of Magnetism and Microelectronic |
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1. Magnetic Information Storage |
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3. High Frequency Magnetics |
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V. Applications in Medicine and Medical Devices |
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2. Electrochemical Power Sources |
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3. Electrochemical Deposition in Medical Devices |
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4. Surface Electrochemistry in the Processing of Biomaterials |
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5. Materials Science of Biomaterials |
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6. Frontiers: Various Applications in the Field of Medicine |
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Index |
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