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Interfacial Electrochemistry (3 ECTS)
All courses during this semester
All courses during this semester
- Transferable skills: Polish course, Summer School in Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS)
- The molecules of life: from structure to chemical function (3 ECTS)
- Selected in silico and in vitro methods in thermodynamics and soft matter (6 ECTS)
- Organic chemistry (3 ECTS)
- Introduction to solid state (6 ECTS)
- Dynamics of photochemical reactions in chemistry, biology and medicine (6 ECTS)
- Transferable skills: Portuguese course, Summer School in Entrepreneurship (6 ECTS)
- Solid State Physics (6 ECTS)
- Molecular Energetics (3 ECTS)
- Laboratory of Materials and Surface Analysis (6 ECTS)
- Interfacial Electrochemistry (3 ECTS)
- Interfaces, Colloids and Self-Assembly (6 ECTS)
- Transferable skills: Summer School in Entrepreneurship (3 ECTS)
- Organic Photochemistry (3 ECTS)
- Italian Courses (3 ECTS)
- Introduction to Solid State (6 ECTS)
- Inorganic Functional Materials (3 ECTS)
- Electrochemical systems for energy conversion and storage (6 ECTS)
- Chemistry and Technology of Catalysis and Laboratory (6 ECTS)
All courses during this semester
- Transferable skills: Scientific writing, French courses - 5ECTS
- Nanosciences (6 ECTS)
- Nanoparticles and Advanced radiation therapies (6 ECTS)
- Fundamentals in data science and machine learning (3 ECTS)
- Femtochemistry (3 ECTS)
- Chemistry for renewable energy: from advanced research to industrial applications (6 ECTS)
- Transferable skills: Scientific writing, Polish courses (6 ECTS)
- Lanthanide luminescence: Application in chemistry and biology (6 ECTS)
- Introduction to Data Sciences (3 ECTS)
- Environmental photochemistry (3 ECTS)
- Computational and quantum photochemistry (6 ECTS)
- Applied photochemistry and luminescence spectroscopy (6 ECTS)
- Scientific Writing and Career Objectives (3 ECTS)
- Portuguese course (3 ECTS)
- Nanotechnologies, Micro and Nano-fabrication (6 ECTS)
- Materials Properties and Applications (6 ECTS)
- Electrochemical Technology (6 ECTS)
- Data Science Basics (3 ECTS)
- Bionanotechnology (3 ECTS)
- Transferable skills: Scientific Writing Industrial Seminars (3 ECTS)
- Surface Science and Nanostructuring at Surfaces (6 ECTS)
- Polymers for electronics and energy harvesting (6 ECTS)
- Laboratory on device building (3 ECTS)
- Italian Courses (3 ECTS)
- Data Science and Applications to Chemistry (3 ECTS)
- Composite materials for biomedical applications (6 ECTS)
Content
- Revision of Fundamental Concepts
- Electrochemical Potential
- Electrochemical Cells in Equilibrium
- Debye-Hückel Theory
- Conductivity of Electrolyte Solutions
- Electrical Properties of the Interface
- Faradaic Processes
- Mass Transfer Controlled Reactions
- Reactions Controlled by Charge Transfer
In the lab sessions, the students carry out experimental works illustrative of the themes developed in the lectures, whose results and main conclusions are presented in written reports.
Aims
The aim of this course is to develop the students’ knowledge of interfacial electrochemistry. This includes both the understanding of fundamental aspects of electrochemistry, as well as techniques for the characterization of the electrochemical processes at different electrode surfaces. The students will be knowledgeable on what happens when an aqueous medium is in the vicinity of the electrode surface and be able to describe the structure of an electrochemical cell.
Recommended Books
- Girault, H. H. "Analytical and Physical Electrochemistry", EPFL Press, Lausanne, 2004.
- Bard, A. J., Faulkner, L. B. "Electrochemical methods: fundamentals and applications", John Wiley, New York, 2001.
- W. Ronald Fawcett; "Liquids, Solutions, and Interfaces", Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Wolfgang Schmickler, Elizabeth Santos; "Interfacial Electrochemistry, Second Edition", Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
Teaching Staff
Maria João Sottomayor (responsible)
Hours
21 h (5h lectures + 10h Problem-Solving + 6h Practicals)
Grading System
The lectures are detailed exposition of the content of the program, illustrated by study cases. Some topics will be discussed in the form of seminars prepared by the students. Audio-visual media are used to support the presentations. The practical classes are dedicated to the resolution of exercises and learn the concepts covered in lectures and to clarify doubts. In the laboratory sessions, the students carry out experimental works illustrative of the themes developed in the lectures, whose results and main conclusions are presented in written reports.
The final grade (FG) is calculated according to:
FG = 0.50 x NT + 0.25 x NTP + 0.25 x NP
where
NT = average of the marks obtained on the tests
NTP = average of the marks obtained on written assignments and oral presentations
NP = average of the marks on the laboratory experiments (practical performance + reports)
The tests can be replaced by a final exam.