Advances in Electrochemical Science and Engineering / Electrochemical Engineering Across Scales

Preface

THE ROLE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL EINGINEERING IN OUR ENERGY FUTURE

THE PATH FROM INVENTION TO PRODUCT FOR THE MAGNETIC THIN FILM HEAD
Introduction
The State of the Art in the 1960s
Finding the Right Path to Production
Key Inventions for Thin Film Head Production
Concluding Thoughts

ELECTROCHEMICAL SURFACE PROCESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MATERIAL SYNTHESIS
Introduction
Underpotential Deposition (UPD)
Metal Deposition via Surface-Limited Redox Replacement of Underpotentially Deposited Metal Layer
Underpotential Codeposition (UPCD)

MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF SELF-ORGANIZED POROUS ANODIC OXIDE FILMS
Introduction
Phenomenology of Porous Anodic Oxide Formation
Mechanisms for Porous Anodic Oxide Formation
Elements of Porous Anodic Oxide Formation
Modeling Results
Summary and Outlook

ENGINEERING OF SELF-ORGANIZING ELECTROCHEMISTRY: POROUS ALUMINA AND TITANIA NANOTUBES
Introduction
Formation and Growth of TiO2 and Al2O3 Nanotubes/Pores
Improved Ordering via Nanopatterning
Crystallinity and Composition
Applications
Conclusions

DIFFUSION-INDUCED STRESS WITHIN CORE-SHELL STRUCTURES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ROBUST ELECTRODE DESIGN AND MATERIALS SELECTION
Introduction
Ab initio Simulations: Informing Continuum Models
Governing Equations for the Continuum Model
Results and Discussion
Summary and Conclusions

COST-BASED DISCOVERY FOR ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
Introduction
The Liquid Metal Battery as a Grid Storage Solution
Historical Odyssey
Project Description
Conclusion

MULTISCALE STUDY OF ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS
Introduction
Archtectures of Energy Systems
The Big Picture
Storage Components
Conversion Components, DEFC
Materials and Molecular Processes
Conclusions - Folding it Back

Index