Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Second Edition

The book is intended for use both as a professional reference and as a textbook suitable for training new scientists and engineers with emphasis placed on the applicable fundamentals rather than on detailed treatment of applications. It is intended to provide a background and training suitable for application of impedance spectroscopy to a broad range of applications such as corrosion, biomedical devices, semiconductors and solid-state devices, sensors, batteries, fuel cells, electrochemical capacitors, dielectric measurements, coatings, electrochromic materials, analytical chemistry, and imaging. The material is presented in a manner that facilitates sequential development of understanding and expertise either in a course or in self-study. Illustrative examples are interspersed throughout the text to show how the principles described are applied to common impedance problems. These examples are in the form of questions, followed by the solution to the question posed.

The new edition improves on the clarity of some of the chapters as well as correction of errors and correction of notation so that the symbols used in the text conform. It contains new and updated examples to each chapter; specifically in chapters 9 and 10 (Equivalent Circuit Analogs and Kinetic Models) the added examples will show development of a broader variety of reaction mechanisms. It also includes new homework problems with solutions added to each chapter with a solutions manual. New material on the influence of electrode heterogeneity and the treatment of coupled Faradaic and charging currents has also been added.

Mark E. Orazem is a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida, adjunct professor at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society, past President of the International Society of Electrochemistry, and recipient of the 2012 ECS Linford Award for Outstanding Teaching. He organized the 6th International Symposium on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and teaches short courses on impedance spectroscopy for industry and for The Electrochemical Society.

Bernard Tribollet is Director of Research Emeritus at the Laboratory for Interfaces and Electrochemical Systems (LISE) at the University of Pierre and Marie Curie and adjunct professor at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He instructs an annual short course at his university on impedance spectroscopy. He is a Fellow of The Electrochemical Society, Treasurer of the International Society of Electrochemistry, and organized the 2010 Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry held in Nice, France.