Electrochemical science for a sustainable society : a tribute to John O'M Bockris /: a tribute to John O'M Bockris. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kohei Uosaki, editor.
• Editors: Uosaki, Kōhei
• Other Names: Bockris, J. O'M (John O'M.) 1923- honouree.
• Contents: Preface; Contents; 1 An Electrochemical Life; Abstract; 1 Part 1; 2 Part 2; 3 Part 3; 2 Electrocatalysis for the Hydrogen Economy; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Water Electrolyzers and Fuel Cells-The Basic Principle; 2.1 Fundamentals of the ORR and the OER; 3 Oxygen Evolution Reaction; 4 Oxygen Reduction Reaction; 5 Fundamentals of the HER and the HOR; 6 Hydrogen Evolution Reaction; 7 Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction; 8 Summary; References; 3 Fuel Cells: An Overview with Emphasis on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells; Abstract; 1 Introduction. 1.1 John Bockris's Vision for Fuel Cells and the Hydrogen Economy1.2 Various Types of Fuel Cells; 1.2.1 Alkaline Fuel Cells; 1.2.2 Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells; 1.2.3 Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells; 1.2.4 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells; 1.2.5 Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, Acid and Alkaline; 1.3 Comments on Fuels; 2 Electrocatalysis; 2.1 Cathode Electrocatalysis; 2.1.1 Platinum and Its Alloys; 2.1.2 Alternative Catalysts; 2.2 Anode Electrocatalysis; 2.2.1 Platinum and Its Alloys; 2.2.2 Alternative Catalysts; 3 Catalyst Support Materials; 3.1 Carbon Materials; 3.2 Oxides; 3.3 Others; 4 Membranes. 4.1 Proton Exchange Membranes4.1.1 Perfluorinated Membranes; 4.1.2 Hydrocarbon Membranes; 4.2 Anion Exchange Membranes; 5 Structures; 5.1 Catalyst Layers; 6 Characterization and Visualization Methods; 6.1 Non operando; 6.2 Operando; 7 Recent Applications; 7.1 Automobiles and Other Vehicles; 7.2 Residential Fuel Cells; 8 Future Directions; Acknowledgements; References; On the Theory of Electrocatalysis; 1 Introduction; 2 Elements for a Theory of Electrocatalysis; 3 Our Model for Electrocatalytic Reactions; 3.1 Density of States; 3.2 Wide Band Approximation; 4 Relation to Other Theories. 4.1 Marcus Theory4.2 Levich and Dogonadze Theory; 4.3 Gerischer's Theory; 5 Application to Real Systems: Oxygen Reduction in Alkaline Media; 5.1 Interaction with the Metal; 5.2 Solvent and Work Terms; 5.3 The First Step in Oxygen Reduction on Ag(100); 6 Conclusions; References; 5 Kinetics at Single Crystal Electrodes; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Nomenclature of Single Crystal Surfaces; 3 Electrochemical Characterization of the Pt Single Crystal Electrodes; 4 Kinetics of Adsorbed CO Oxidation on Pt(h k l) Surfaces; 5 Kinetics of Formic Acid Oxidation on Pt(h k l) Electrodes. 6 Ethanol Oxidation on Pt(h k l) Electrodes7 Ammonia Oxidation; Acknowledgements; References; 6 Novel In Situ Techniques; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Scanning Probe Microscopy; 2.1 Scanning Tunneling Microscopy; 2.2 Atomic Force Microscopy; 3 Vibrational Spectroscopy; 3.1 Infrared Spectroscopy; 3.2 Raman Spectroscopy; 4 Nonlinear Spectroscopy; 4.1 Second Harmonic Generation; 4.2 Sum Frequency Generation; 5 Synchrotron Radiation X-Ray Based Techniques; 5.1 Surface X-Ray Scattering; 5.2 X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy; 5.3 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy; 6 Conclusion; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 541/.37; Chemistry; Electrochemistry; Environmental chemistry; SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Physical & Theoretical; Electrochemistry; Science -- Environmental Science; Pollution & threats to the environment; Electrochemistry & magnetochemistry; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319573106; 3319573101
• Related ISBNs: 9783319573083; 331957308X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco; title viewed on June 22, 2017).
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