Chalcogenide materials for energy conversion : pathways to oxygen and hydrogen reactions /: pathways to oxygen and hydrogen reactions. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nicolas Alonso-Vante.
• Authors: Alonso-Vante, Nicolas, 1952-
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; About the Author; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Basic Concepts of Electrochemical Kinetics; 1.1.1 The Interfacial Charge Transfers Kinetic Model; 1.1.2 At Equilibrium; 1.1.3 Far from Equilibrium; 1.1.3.1 Far from Equilibrium and Charge Transfer; 1.1.3.2 Far from Equilibrium and Mass Overpotential; 1.2 Chalcogens and Metal Chalcogenides; 1.2.1 The Bond Ionicity or Covalency; 1.2.2 The 2D, 3D Compounds; 1.3 Chalcogenide Cluster Compounds (Chevrel Phase); 1.3.1 Structural Description; 1.3.2 Electronic Properties; 1.3.3 The Cluster-Chevrel Phase as Electron Reservoir. 1.4 Soft Chemistry Synthesis of Chalcogen-Like Materials1.4.1 The Carbonyl Chemical Route; 1.4.1.1 Ruthenium-Based Alloy Materials; 1.4.1.2 Ruthenium-Based Chalcogenide Materials; 1.4.2 Toward Chalcogenide Cluster Surface Coordination; 1.5 Other Chalcogenide Systems; 1.5.1 Amorphous-Glassy Chalcogenides; 1.5.2 Amorphous-Gel Chalcogenide: Chalcogels; References; 2 Fuel Cell Electrocatalysis; 2.1 Generalities; 2.2 Thermodynamics and Kinetics; 2.2.1 Hydrogen Evolution/Oxidation Reaction (HER/HOR); 2.2.2 Oxygen Reduction Reaction/Evolution Reaction (ORR/OER); 2.3 H2/O2 Fuel Cell Electrochemistry. 2.3.1 Fuel Cell Efficiency2.3.2 Fuel Cell Parameters; 2.3.3 Electrode Reactions; 2.4 H2/O2 Anode and Cathode Electrochemistry; 2.4.1 Turn Over Frequency; 2.4.2 Electrochemical Evaluation of HOR-HER Electrodes; 2.4.3 Electrochemical Evaluation of ORR Electrodes; References; 3 Environmental Catalysis; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Basics of Semiconductor Photoelectrochemistry; 3.2.1 Semiconductor Properties; 3.2.2 Semiconductor/Electrolyte Junction; 3.2.2.1 The Fluctuating Energy Model at the Semiconductor/Electrolyte Junction; 3.2.3 Photoelectrolysis of Water. 3.3 Environmental Remediation Principle3.4 Energy-Driving Water Splitting Systems; 3.4.1 Photocatalysis on Some Selected Oxides; 3.4.2 Photocatalysis on Some Selected Transition Metal Chalcogenides; 3.4.2.1 Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution; 3.4.2.2 Photocatalysis and Charge Storage and Transfer via Chalcogenides in Colloidal Solution; References; 4 Precious Versus Non-precious Electrocatalyst Centers; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Precious Metal Center Chalcogenides; 4.2.1 Materials for HER/HOR; 4.2.2 Materials for ORR/OER; 4.2.2.1 Ruthenium-Based Chalcogenide Materials. 4.2.2.2 Platinum-, Rhodium-, Iridium-, Palladium-Chalcogenide-Based Materials4.3 Non-precious Metal Center Chalcogenides; 4.3.1 Materials for HER/HOR; 4.3.1.1 Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER); 4.3.1.2 Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction (HOR); 4.3.2 Materials for ORR/OER; 4.3.2.1 Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR); 4.3.2.2 Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER); 4.3.2.3 Bifunctional Chalcogenides (ORR/OER); References; 5 Effect of Supports on Catalytic Centers; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Effects Encountered Between the Catalytic Center and the Oxide Support; 5.3 Carbon-Supports.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 541/.395; Chemistry; Electrocatalysis; Chalcogenides; Chalcogenides; Electrocatalysis; Science -- Energy; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Science -- Chemistry -- Industrial & Technical; Power generation & distribution; Materials science; Catalysis; Materials science; Force and energy; Catalysis; Science -- Chemistry -- Physical & Theoretical; Electrochemistry & magnetochemistry; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319896120; 3319896121; 3319896105; 9783319896106
• Related ISBNs: 9783319896106
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 25, 2018).
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