Short Course 2

Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Techniques

3:30 – 4:30 pm: Electrochemical Techniques: Concepts and Case Studies

              (M.K. Sunkara, UofL)

·        Introduction to Metal Electrodes

o       Electroplating

o       Corrosion

o       Redox Reactions

·        Electro-Analytical Techniques

o       Cyclic Voltammetry

o       Anodic Stripping Voltammetry

·        Corrosion Characterization Techniques

o       Polarization Resistance Method

o       Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

·        Transient Techniques

4:30– 5:30 pm: Photoelectrochemical and Electrochemical Techniques

             (V. Chakrapani, UofL)

·        Introduction to Semiconductor Electrodes

o       Vacuum and Electrochemical Energy Scales

o       Nature of electrode reactions and electrochemical double layers

·        Semiconductor Electrode Characterization Techniques

o       Mott-Schottky Analysis and determination of flat band potential

o       Current-voltage techniques and reaction rate constants

·        Photoeffects at the semiconductor/liquid interface

o       Basic theory

o       Examples of practical applications

·        Photoelectrochemical Techniques

o       Photocurrent spectroscopy

o       Determination of time constants through transient photovoltage and photocurrent decay measurements