Electrochemistry of Metal Chalcogenides
The author provides a unified account of the electrochemical material science of metal chalcogenide (MCh) compounds and alloys with regard to their synthesis, processing and applications. Starting with the chemical fundamentals of the chalcogens and their
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Mirtat Bouroushian
Electrochemistry of Metal Chalcogenides
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Dr. Mirtat Bouroushian National Technical University of Athens Dept. of Chemical Sciences School of Chemical Engineering Heroon Polytechniou Str. 9 Zographos Campus 157 73 Athens Greece mirtatb@central.ntua.gr
ISBN 978-3-642-03966-9 e-ISBN 978-3-642-03967-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-03967-6 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009943933 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd., Pondicherry Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This monograph is devoted to the electrochemistry of metal chalcogenides, a group of chemical compounds which possess very interesting properties for applications in various areas, e.g., electronics and optics, ion-sensitive electrodes, solar energy harvesting, fuel cells, catalysis, and passivation. The role which electrochemistry plays in studies of metal chalcogenides is twofold: on one side it is a synthesis tool and on the other side it can be utilized for the characterization and analysis of these compounds. It is thus a basic requirement that the fundamentals of electrochemical thermodynamics and kinetics of these systems are thoroughly
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