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Spring 2023 - CHEM 465 D100

Electrochemistry (3)

Class Number: 2488

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 4 – Apr 11, 2023: Tue, Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CHEM 360 with a minimum grade of C-.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Modern techniques and concepts in electrochemistry. Topics include equilibrium and dynamic electrochemistry, ion transport and voltammetry. Electrochemical systems of increasing importance including chemically modified electrodes, fuel cells and solar energy conversion applications will also be discussed. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

3 lecture hours/week; 1 tutorial hour/week


TOPICS
   1. EQUILIBRIUM ELECTROCHEMISTRY

     (i) Electrochemical Cells and Electrochemical Potentials
     (ii) The Nernst Equation
     (iii) Energy Levels of Ions in Solution

  1. IONS IN SOLUTION

     (i)  The Nature of the Electrode/Solution Interface"
     (ii)  Non-Faradaic and Faradaic Processes” 
     (iii) The Electrical Double Layer; Charging Currents”
     (ii)  Ion transport

  1. DYNAMIC ELECTROCHEMISTRY

     (i)  Faradaic Processes: Chemical Reversibility; Electrode Kinetics
     (ii)  Mass Transfer Controlled Reactions": Migration and Diffusion

  1. VOLTAMMETRY

     (i)  Instrumentation and Electrochemical Cells
     (ii)  Potential step methods": Chronoamperometry and Chronocoulometry
     (iii)  Potential sweep methods": Linear sweep voltammetry; Cyclic Voltammetry;
     (iv)  Diagnostic electrochemistry: Chemical Reactions Coupled with Electrochemical Reactions

  1. SMALL AMPLITUDE TECHNIQUES

     (i)  Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
     (ii)  Pulse Voltammetry

  1. VOLTAMMETRY UNDER FORCED CONVECTION

     (i)  Rotating Disk and Rotating Ring-Disk Voltammetry
     (ii)  Ultra-microelectrodes

  1. ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS OF INCREASING IMPORTANCE

     (i)  Chemically Modified Electrodes
     (ii)  Energy Conversion Devices

Grading

  • Midterm I 30%
  • Midterm II 35%
  • Midterm III 35%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

"Electrochemical Methods" by A.J. Bard and L.R. Faulkner


RECOMMENDED READING:

ON RESERVE IN THE LIBRARY

1)   "Laboratory Techniques in Electroanalytical Chemistry" by P.T. Kissinger and W.R. Heineman (QD 115 L23). (24 h loan)
2) "Electrochemical Methods" by A.J. Bard and L.R. Faulkner (QD 553 B37), (4 h loan)
3) "Modern Electrochemistry" by J. O'M Bockris (QD 553 B6 v.2). (24 h loan)


REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

A grade of C- or better is required for all prerequisite courses.

Registrar Notes:

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