Topics in Number 50 include:
- Investigation of alloy cathode Electrocatalysts
- A model Hamiltonian that incorporates the solvent effect to gas-phase density functional theory (DFT) calculations
- DFT-based theoretical analysis of ORR mechanisms
- Structure of the polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM)
- ORR investigated through a DFT-Green function analysis of small clusters
- Electrocatalytic oxidation and hydrogenation of chemisorbed aromatic compounds on palladium
Electrodes
- New models that connect the continuum descriptions with atomistic Monte Carlo simulations
- ORR reaction in acid revisited through DFT studies that address the complexity of Pt-based alloys in electrocatalytic processes
- Use of surface science methods and electrochemical techniques to elucidate reaction mechanisms in electrocatalytic processes
- In-situ synchrotron spectroscopy to analyze electrocatalysts dispersed on nanomaterials
From reviews of previous volumes:
"Continues the valuable service that has been rendered by the Modern Aspects series." -Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
"Extremely well-referenced and very readable.... Maintains the overall high standards of the series." -Journal of the American Chemical Society
This review volume highlights advances in both theoretical and experimental techniques and points out both the progress made and the challenges needed to be overcome in the near future
Characterization of Alloy Electrocatalysts by Combined Low-Energy Ion Scattering Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry.- Recent Advances in Theoretical Aspects of Electrocatalysis.- Computational Simulations on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Electrochemical Systems.- Molecular-Level Modeling of the Structure and Proton Transport within the Membrane Electrode Assembly of Hydrogen Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells.- Some Recent Studies on the Local Reactivity of O2 on Pt3 Nanoislands Supported on Mono- and Bi-Metallic Backgrounds.- Methanol Electro-Oxidation by Meth anol Dehydrogenase Enzymatic Catalysts: A Computational Study.- Electrocatalytic Reactions of Chemisorbed Aromatic Compounds: Studies by ES, DEMS, STM and EC.- A review of Continuum Electrochemical Engineering Models and a Novel Monte Carlo Approach to Understand Electrochemical Behavior of Lithium-Ion Batteries.- Challenges in the Design of Active and Durable Alloy Nanocatalysts for Fuel Cells.- Determination of Reaction Mechanisms Occurring at Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts Using Electrochemical Methods, Spectroelectrochemical Measurements and Analytical Techniques.- In-Situ Synchrotron Spectroscopic Studies of Electrocatalysis on Highly Dispersed Nano-Materials.
