This book presents an up to date review of many aspects of Interfacial
Electrochemistry and points direction of future developments.
Traditional routes for the study of the electrochemical interface are
reviewed, critically discussed and the available experimental data is
analysed. Complementary information is presented as obtained from the
sucessful application of the various in-situ reflectance spectroscopies.
The use of single crystal face electrodes to study the electrochemical
interface is emphasized with particular relevan- ce to the technique to
prepare clean surfaces. Some relevant re- sults obtained for single
crystal face electrodes are presented. This book presents also the
techniques to study other interfaces such-as the ionic-solution,
immiscible liquid-liquid and gas-so- lid interfaces. The information
gained 'is put in parallel to the solid-electrolyte solution interface.
More specific aspects of the electrochemical interface are covered with
chapters on phase-transitions occuring on 2D ad- sorbed layers and on
electrochemical kinetics where the dependen- ce of the electrochemical
rate parameters upon the solvent struc- ture and electrode material is
emphasized. The final chapters reviews of the present state of solvent
models interfaces and the recently developed theories of the ele£
trochemical interfaces in which an association is made of models for the
metal with the models for the electrolyte solution. This book is a
result of a NATO A. S. 1. on "Trends in Interfacial Electrochemistry",
held in Viana do Castelo from 2 to 13th July 1984 which brought together
experts of the above men- tioned aspects of Interfacial
Electrochemistry.
