CHEM 558 - Electrochemistry – Syllabus – Spring 2012

Frank Cheng, Renfrew 026A,  ifcheng@uidaho.edu,  885-6387, Cheng Group Web Site

Lecture: MWF 10:30-11:30 am through March 11th.

Office Hours: MW 2:30-4:30 pm

Required Text: Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications, 2nd ed., AJ Bard; LR Faulkner

Electrochemistry Basics 

Electrochemistry Encyclopedia From Case-Western Reserve University

An Overview of Batteries from Powerstream

Topics

  Homework assignments subject to change

Book Chapter and Section

 

 Useful Links

Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells

Nernst Equation

1.1 pages 1-9 & 2.1 – 2.1.6

 

Reference Electrodes

2.1.7

 

Ion-selective Electrodes

2.4

 

Advanced Aspects of Nernst Eqn

Lecture Notes

Transformation of Halogenated Compounds ES&T 21, 1987, 722

Henry's Law Constants
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data. 10, 1981, 1175

Pourbaix Diagrams; Link 2

Fe

Lecture Notes

 

  

Homework Set 1 

Answers

 

 

 

 

University of Cambridge

Heterogeneous Kinetics

Introduction

3.1 – 3.2

 

Butler–Volmer Kinetics

3.3 – 3.5

National Association of Corrosion Engineers

Marcus Theory

3.6

Rudolph Marcus 1992 Nobel Prize DOE tech docs

Homework Set 2 

Answers

rev. ans to #2 should be i = i0Fη/RT NOT i = i0Fαη/RT
Tafel Analysis   University of Cambridge
Example of Corrosion Inhibition

 

 

 

 

Controlled Potential Methods

Mass Transport – Diffusion, Migration and Convection

4.1 – 4.4

Fick's Laws

Introduction

5.1

 

Potential Step – Diffusion Control

5.2 – 5.4

Cottrell Equation Demo

Potential Step – Kinetic Control

5.5 – 5.6

 

Chronocoulometry

 

5.8

Glucose Sensor: Talbott and Jordan Micrchemical J. 1988, 37, 5    Patent

Polarography

7.1 – 7.2

Jaroslav Heyrovský
Electrochemistry Encyclopedia

Pulse Polarography/Voltammetry

7.3 – 7.4

AC 50, 1978, 1489-1496

Stripping Analysis  

11.8  

EPA Method 7063

Homework Set 3 Part 1  

Homework Set 3 Part 2  

Answers to Part 1

Answers to Part 2

rev. ans to #4 0.731 & 4.46 mM

rev. ans to 5 use 708 and not 607, D is 11.4e-6 cm2/s

 

 

 

 

Cyclic Voltammetry

Cyclic Voltammetry

6.1 – 6.7

Wikipedia
Nicholson and Shain
Anal. Chem. 36:706-23, 1964.

Emphasis on Coupled Homogeneous Reactions

12.1 – 12.7

A study of an EC’ Mechanism from my research group

Thin-Layer Cells

 

  

Ultramicroelectrodes

  

Homework Set 4 

Answers

 
 

Electroanalytical Techniques

Hydrodynamic Methods

9.1 – 9.7, 11.6

 

Bulk Electrolysis

11.1 – 11.4

 
 

AC Techniques

Applications to Batteries and Fuel Cells

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