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Electrochemistry

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    ENSMAC

Internal code

PC7ELECH

Description

- Be able to discuss the various physico-chemical processes at the electrode-electrolyte interface and how their combination leads to a more or less complex behavior of the electrochemical system as a whole,
- Be able to transpose the various concepts of electrochemistry to fields of application
- Understand the link between electrochemistry and green chemistry and/or sustainable development.

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Teaching hours

  • CMLectures12h
  • TDTutorial1,33h

Mandatory prerequisites

Redox reactions
First-year electrochemistry course
Basic chemistry-physics (kinetics, transport processes... .)

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Syllabus

This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of electrochemistry in relation to the following topics:

The electrode/electrolyte interface
Establishment and behavior of the double layer
Charge transfer kinetics
Transport phenomena at the interface
Coupling of charge transfer with matter transport
Potential scanning techniques
Bipolar electrochemistry

7 lecture slots + 2 TD slots + 1 support slot

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Further information

Physical and analytical chemistry

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Bibliography


Electrochimie analytique et réactions en solution. Tome 2, by B. Tremillon Masson éditeur, 1993
Electrochimie : thermodynamique - cinétique NATHAN éditeur, 1996
Electrochimie physique et analytique H.H.Girault Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes, Lausanne, 2001
Electrochemical Methods A. J. Bard, L. R. Faulkner Wiley, 2000

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Assessment of knowledge

Initial assessment / Main session - Tests

Type of assessmentType of testDuration (in minutes)Number of testsTest coefficientEliminatory mark in the testRemarks
Final inspectionWritten601

Second chance / Catch-up session - Tests

Type of assessmentType of testDuration (in minutes)Number of testsTest coefficientEliminatory mark in the testRemarks
Final testWritten601