Catalysis in Electrochemistry

Preface ix
Preface to the Wiley Series on Electrocatalysis andElectrochemistry xi
Contributors xiii
1. Volcano Curves in Electrochemistry 1
Roger Parsons
2. Electrocatalysis: A Survey of Fundamental Concepts17
Alejandro Jorge Arvia, Agustin Eduardo Bolzán, andMiguel Angel Pasquale
3. Dynamics and Stability of Surface Structures 67
Margret Giesen and Guillermo Beltramo
4. Electrocatalytic Properties of Stepped Surfaces 127
Juan M. Feliu, Enrique Herrero, and Victor Climent
5. Computational Chemistry Applied to Reactions inElectrocatalysis 165
Axel Gross and Sebastian Schnur
6. Catalysis of Electron Transfer at Metal Electrodes197
Elizabeth Santos and Wolfgang Schmickler
7. Combining Vibrational Spectroscopy and Density FunctionalTheory for Probing Electrosorption and Electrocatalytic Reactions223
Marc T. M. Koper
8. Electrochemical Catalysts: From Electrocatalysis toBioelectrocatalysis 249
Alejandro Jorge Arvia, Agustin Eduardo Bolzan, and MiguelAngel Pasquale
9. Electrocatalysis at Bimetallic Surfaces Obtained bySurface Decoration 297
Helmut Baltruschat, Siegfried Ernst, and NickyBogolowski
10. CO Adsorption on Platinum Electrodes 339
Ángel Cuesta and Claudio Gutiérrez
11. Exploring Metal Oxides: A Theoretical Approach 375
Monica Calatayud and Frederik Tielens
12. Electrocatalysis at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces427
Bin Su, Hubert H. Girault, and Zdenek Samec
13. Platinum-Based Supported Nanocatalysts for Oxidation ofMethanol and Ethanol 453
Ernesto R. Gonzalez, Edson A. Ticianelli, and ErmeteAntolini
14. Impact of Electrochemical Science on Energy Problems487
Elizabeth Santos and Wolfgang Schmickler
Index 499