Electrocatalysis

Richard C. Alkire is Professor Emeritus of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Charles and Dorothy Prizer Chair at the University of Illinois, Urbana, USA. He obtained his degrees at Lafayette College and University of California at Berkeley. He has received numerous prizes, including Vittorio de Nora Award and Lifetime National Associate award from National Academy.Dieter M. Kolb (1942-2011) was Professor of Electrochemistry at the University of Ulm, Germany. He received his undergraduate and PhD degrees at the Technical University of Munich. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA. He worked as a Senior Scientist at the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max-Planck-Society, Berlin and completed his habilitation at the Free University of Berlin, where he also was Professor. Prof. Kolb has received many prizes and was a member of several societies.Jacek Lipkowski is Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Guelph, Canada. His research interests focus on surface analysis and interfacial electrochemistry. He has authored over 120 publications and is a member of several societies, including a Fellow of the International Society of Electrochemistry.Ludwig Kibler is Research Scientist at the University of Ulm, Germany. He received his Diploma and PhD degrees under the supervision of Prof. Dieter Kolb.

• Preface MULTISCALE MODELING OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMSIntroductionIntroduction to Multiscale ModelingElectronic Structure ModelingMolecular SimulationsReaction ModelingThe Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt(111)Formic Acid Oxidation on Pt(111)Concluding Remarks STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND KINETIC MODELING OF ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS ON SINGLE-CRYSTAL ELECTRODES USING THE LATTICE-GAS APPROXIMATIONIntroductionLattice-Gas Modeling of Electrochemical Surface ReactionsStatistical Mechanics and ApproximationsMonte Carlo SimulationsApplications to Electrosorption, Electrodeposition and ElectrocatalysisConclusions SINGLE MOLECULAR ELECTROCHEMISTRY WITHIN AN STMIntroductionExperimental Methods for Single Molecule Electrical Measurements in Electrochemical EnvironmentsElectron Transfer MechanismsSingle Molecule Electrochemical Studies with an STMConclusions and Outlook FROM MICROBIAL BIOELECTROCATALYSIS TO MICROBIAL BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMSPrelude: From Fundamentals to BiotechnologyMicrobial Bioelectrochemical Systems (BESs)Bioelectrocatalysis: Microorganisms Catalzye Electrochemical ReactionsCharacterizing Anodic Biofilms by Electrochemical and Biological Means ELECTROCAPILLARITY OF SOLIDS AND ITS IMPACT ON HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSISIntroductionMechanics of Solid ElectrodesElectrocapillary Coupling at EquilibriumExploring the DynamicsMechanically Modulated CatalysisSummary and Outlook SYNTHESIS OF PRECIOUS METAL NANOPARTICLES WITH HIGH SURFACE ENERGY AND HIGH ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITYIntroductionShape-Controlled Synthesis of Monometallic Nanocrystals with High Surface EnergyShape-Controlled Synthesis of Bimetallic NCs with High Surface EnergyConcluding Remarks and Perspective X-RAY STUDIES OF STRAINED CATALYTIC DEALLOYED Pt SURFACESIntroductionDealloyed Bimetallic SurfacesDealloyed Strained Pt Core-Shell Model SurfacesX-Ray Studies of Dealloyed Strained PtCu3(111) Single Crystal SurfacesX-Ray Studies of Dealloyed Strained Pt-Cu Polycrystalline Thin Film SurfacesX-Ray Studies of Dealloyed Strained Alloy NanoparticlesConclusions Index