KEMS9614 CH1: Molecular Electrochemistry (JSS32) (2 op)

The course will encompass the following topics:

• Basis of electrochemistry and applications for energy storage
• Introduction to molecular electrochemistry: electron transfer theory
• Basis of cyclic voltammetry, an analytical tool
• Mechanisms in molecular electrochemistry; catalytic processes
• Modified electrodes
• Seminars: fundamental research related to molecular electrochemistry; examples of lab pathways

After the course a student will know the basis of electrochemistry with an introduction to its application for energy storage. The students will also have a large overview of molecular electrochemistry with a special focus on cyclic voltammetry as an analytical technique and its use as a tool to analyze reaction mechanisms in particular for catalytic processes for small molecules activations in the context of energy challenges. Finally, a student will be provided with examples of fundamental research related to the fields of molecular electrochemistry.

B.Sc. or equivalent in chemistry