Interfacial electrochemistry and electrocatalysis - 5PMPEIE2

A Interfacial electrochemistry

• The electrochemical interface, electrocehmical potential, capacitive and faradaic current densities.
• Models of the double layer.
• Specific adsorption.
• Thermodynamics of the interface.
• Influence of the double layer on the electrode kinetcis (with / without specific adorption).

B Electrocatalysis

• Electronic structure and electrocatalysis (relationship structure / composition / electrocatalytic activity)
• Example of multi-step reaction: Volmer-Heyrovsky-Tafel (H2 evolution).
• Physical techniques coupled to electrochemistry (FTIR, Raman, DEMS, etc.)

Basics in electrochemistry.
Electrochemical kinetics.
Electrochemical methods.

Semester 9 - The exam may be taken in french or in english  

Written exam (2h) with documents

Semester 9 - This course may be followed in french or in english  

1- W. Schmickler, Interfacial electrochemistry, Oxford university press, NY (1996)
2- E. Gileadi, E. Kirowa-Eisner, J. Penciner, Interfacial electrochemistry – an
experimental approach, Addison-Wesley publishing company Inc., Reading – MA
(1975)
3- H. H. Girault, Electrochimie physique et analytique, Presses polytechniques et
universitaires romandes, Lausanne (2001)