Kinetics of electrochemical reactions

Abstract

It is a matter of common knowledge, not only in science but also in everyday life, that spontaneous processes can take place at different rates and that the velocity of chemical, physical, and biological changes can be influenced by a variation of the conditions (e.g., with an increase or decrease in temperature). Electrochemical reactions involve charged species whose energy depends on the potential of the phase containing these species. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010.