Synchrotron Techniques in Interfacial Electrochemistry

Synchrotron Techniques in Interfacial Chemistry covers the structure of the electrode--solution interface and surface films, theory of X-ray scattering at surfaces and interfaces, synchrotron radiation instrumentation, surface X-ray diffraction, X-ray reflectivity, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS and XANES), standing wave techniques, and IR spectroscopy. The use of each technique in the study of electrochemical problems is illustrated.

Inhalt
Synchrotron Radiation and Instrumentation.- The Electrode/Solution Interphase: Problems for Synchrotron Radiation.- Nature of Surface Films.- Theory of the X-ray Scattering from Surfaces and Interfaces.- X-ray Diffuse Scattering as a Probe for thin Film and Interface Structure.- Surface Morphology Characterization with X-ray Scattering Techniques.- Studies of Electrodes by In-Situ X-ray Scattering.- Surface Structure of the Au (111) Electrode.- In Situ X-ray Diffraction Studies of the Electrodeposition of Pb Monolayers on Au(100) Single Crystals.- Oxidation of Mo(001) Surfaces.- Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure: Physical Principles and Data Analysis.- The Use of X-ray Techniques in the In-Situ Study of Corrosion.- In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy Investigation of UPD Metal Monolayers.- In Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Nickel Oxide Electrodes.- The UPD of Copper on Pt (100) In-Situ EXAFS and Ex Situ Structural LEED Investigations.- Characterization of New Systems for the Catalytic Electroreduction of Oxygen by Electrochemistry and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy.- In Situ and Ex Situ Examination of Passivating Cu2O Layers with EXAFS and REFLEXAFS.- In-Situ and Ex-Situ Spectroelectrochemical and X-ray Absorption Studies on Rechargeable, Chemically-Modified and other MnO2 Materials.- EXAFS Studies of Film Coated Electrodes.- Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces Investigated with X-ray Standing Waves: Cu(III)/Pb, Ti.- X-ray Standing Wave Studies of Underpotentially Deposited Metal Monolayers.- The Application of Infrared Synchrotron Radiation to the Study of Interfacial Vibrational Modes.- Fourier Transform Infrared Combined with Synchrotron Radiation for Probing the Electrochemical Interface.- Far Infrared Synchrotron Radiation and the Electrochemical Interface.- The Adsorption of CO and H2O on Polycrystalline Gold as Studied by Synchrotron Infrared Spectroscopy.- Layered Semiconductor/Electrolyte Model Interfaces Investigated in UHV by Synchrotron Induced Photoelectron Spectroscopy.- Future Prospects for the Application of Synchrotron Techniques to Interfacial Electrochemistry.