Electrochemistry of Metal Complexes

INTRODUCTION Symbols and AbbreviationsEQUILIBRIUM PROPERTIES OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS General Definitions Equilibria in the Solutions of Complex CompoundsDistribution of Complexes and Ligands in SolutionEQUILIBRIUM ELECTRODE POTENTIALSElectrodes of the First KindEquilibria Involving IntermediatesElectrodes of the Second KindOpen-Circuit Potentials. Examples of Experimental InvestigationsSystem Cu/Cu(I), CN-System Cu/Cu(II), beta-alanineHALF-WAVE POTENTIALSAnalysis of Reversible PolarogramsIrreversible PolarogramsQuasi-Reversible PolarogramsMASS TRANSPORT Two Models of Diffusive Mass TransportDiffusion to Different Electrode Types (Planar, Cylindrical, Micro)Mass Transport of Chemically Interacting ParticlesCompetition of Diffusion and Ligand Exchange KineticsConcentration ProfilesLabile SystemsSystems With Limited LabilityPECULIARITIES OF ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES INVOLVING LABILE COMPLEXESSteady-State VoltammogramsPotential TransientsCurrent TransientsQUANTITATIVE MODELLING OF QUASI-REVERSIBLE ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES INVOLVING LABILE COMPLEXES OF METALSKinetic EquationsTafel Plots Normalized With Respect to the Surface Concentration of EACTechniques Based on the Control of the Intensity of Forced ConvectionIsosurface Concentration VoltammetryDetermination of the Exchange Current Density from Polarization ResistanceElectrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Under Forced Convection ConditionsDETERMINATION OF MECHANISM OF ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES INVOLVING METAL COMPLEXESIntroduction: General Reaction MechanismsDetermination of the Mechanism According to VetterMethod of Isopotential SolutionsADSORPTIONThermodynamic AspectsModel AspectsELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN REAL SYSTEMSExperimental DetailsCyanide SystemsSystem Cu|Cu(I), CN-System Ag|Ag(I), CNSystem Au|Au(I), CNEcological Systems Containing Hydroxy AcidsElectroreduction of Cu(II) ComplexesElectroreduction of Sn(II) ComplexesElectroreduction of Zn(II) ComplexesELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION OF ALLOYSGeneral ConceptsMass

Arvydas Survila is head researcher at the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology in Vilnius, Lithuania. Having obtained his academic degrees from Moscow State University, he spent most of his career working as professor at Vilnius University and Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas). Simultaneously, he was the Head of Department of Electrochemical Kinetics at the Institute of Chemistry (Vilnius). Professor Survila has authored about 300 scientific publications. He obtained the prestigious Lithuanian Scientific Award (physical sciences) and J. Matulis Award from Lithuanian Academy of Science. He is also member of the International Society of Electrochemistry and of the Advisory Board of the Russian Journal of Electrochemistry.