Springer Handbook of Electrochemical Energy [Hardcover]

This comprehensive handbook covers all fundamentals of electrochemistry for contemporary applications. It provides a rich presentation of related topics of electrochemistry with a clear focus on energy technologies. It covers all aspects of electrochemistry starting with theoretical concepts and basic laws of thermodynamics, non-equilibrium thermodynamics and multiscale modeling. It further gathers the basic experimental methods such as potentiometry, reference electrodes, ion-sensitive electrodes, voltammetry and amperometry. The contents cover subjects related to mass transport, the electric double layer, ohmic losses and experimentation affecting electrochemical reactions. These aspects of electrochemistry are especially examined in view of specific energy technologies including batteries, polymer electrolyte and biological fuel cells, electrochemical capacitors, electrochemical hydrogen production and photoelectrochemistry.

Organized in six parts, the overall complexity of electrochemistry is presented and makes this handbook an authoritative reference and definitive source for advanced students, professionals and scientists particularly interested in industrial and energy applications.

Electrochemical Science: Historial Review.- Modern Electrochemistry.- Part A: Thermodynamics.- Thermodynamical Aspects of Electrochemical Reactions.- Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Systems.- Multiscale Modeling of Solvation.- Part B: Electrodes and Electrode Processes.- Highly Ordered Macroporous Electrodes.- Ion-Sensitive Electrodes.- Transport in Liquid-Phase Electrochemical Devices.- Catalyst Layer Modeling.- Water Management in Proton Exchange Fuell Cells.- Calculations in Li-Ion Battery Materials.- Part C: Electrochemistry Probes.- Electrochemical Energy Generation and Storage as Senn by In-Situ NMR.- Spectroscopy of Electrochemical Systems.- Kinetic l#4