Covered Course Topics
I. First part: Fundamentals of Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis
Ionic
solutions and ionic conductivity, the Double Layer concept,
Thermodynamics of electrochemical reactions, Galvanic Cells and the
Nernst Equation, Faradays Laws, Tafel Equation, Electrode Kinetics,
Butler-Volmer Equation, Concepts of Electrocatalysis, The hydrogen
electrode, The oxygen electrode, Cyclic Voltammetry and related methods,
The Rotating Disk Electrode, Spectro-electrochemistry (electrochemical
Mass Spectrometry and electrochemical vibrational Spectroscopy),
Scattering Methods in Electrochemistry,
II. Second part: Advanced Topics/Applications of Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Devices
Batteries
and electrochemical energy storage in solid state devices, Fuel Cells
and electrochemical energy conversion, Photoelectrochemistry and energy
storage in molecules, Electrolysis, Industrial Synthetic
Electrochemistry, Electroplating and Electrodeposition, Sensors,
Bioelectrochemistry
- Trainer/in: Frank Beuster
- Trainer/in: Michael Lu
- Trainer/in: Sebastian Ott
- Trainer/in: Peter Strasser