Electrochemical systems /
John S. Newman and Nitash P. Balsara (University of California, Berkeley).
- 4/e
- xxii,577p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Thermodynamics of electrochemical cells. Thermodynamics in terms of electrochemical potentials -- The electric potential -- Activity coefficients -- Reference electrodes -- Potentials of cells with junctions -- Electrode kinetics and other interfacial phenomena. Structure of the electric double layer -- Electrode kinetics -- Electrokinetic phenomena -- Electrocapillary phenomena -- Transport processes in electrolytic solutions. Infinitely dilute solutions -- Concentrated solutions -- Thermal effects -- Transport properties -- Fluid mechanics -- Current distribution and mass transfer in electrochemical systems. Fundamental equations -- Convective-transport problems -- Applications of potential theory -- Effect of migration on limiting currents -- Concentration overpotential -- Currents below the limiting current -- Porous electrodes -- Semiconductor electrodes -- Impedance.