It is now time for a comprehensive treatise to look at the whole field of electrochemistry. This treatise is not a collection of articles from Recent Advances in Electrochemistry or Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry. Conway Case Western Reserve University Ernest Yeager Texas A & M University Ralph E.

1. Electronic Instrumentation for Electrochemical Studies.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Operational Amplifiers.- 3. Further Building Blocks.- 4. Potential and Current Control.- 5. Analog Analysis of Current and Voltage.- 6. Digital Analysis of Current and Voltage.- 7. Future Trends..- References.- 2. Computerization in Electroanalytical Chemistry.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Architecture of a Laboratory Computer.- 3. Programming Languages.- 4. Microprocessors.- 5. The Electrochemist and the Computer.- 6. The Future.- References.- 3. Electrochemistry of Ion-Selective Electrodes.- 1. Definitions and Principles.- 2. Ion-Selective-Electrode and Membrane Electrode Formats and Materials.- 3. Types of Ion-Selective Electrodes.- 4. Response Equations for the Steady State, Response Parameters and Examples.- References.- 4. Polarography.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Principle of Polarographic Measurements.- 3. Drooping (Streaming and Hanging) Mercury Electrodes.- 4. Charging Current.- 5. Diffusion Controlled Processes.- 6. Polarographic Diffusion-Controlled Waves.- 7. Polarographic Waves with Diffusion and Charge-Transfer Control.- 8. Kinetic Currents.- 9. Adsorption in Polarography.- 10. Polarographic Maxima.- 11. Techniques Developed from D-C Polarography.- 12. Applications of Polarography.- References.- 5. Ellipsometry.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Theory of Ellipsometry.- 3. Analysis of Polarized Light.- 4. Analysis of Results in Ellipsometry.- 5. Examples.- 6. Outlook.- References.- 6. Raman Spectroscopy.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Raman Vibrational Spectroscopy.- 3. The Electrochemical Cell.- 4. Review of Early Work.- 5. Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) of Pyridine on Silver.- 6. The Background Spectrum.- 7. Adsorption of Halide Ions with Coadsorbed Water.- 8. The Adsorption of Cyanide Ions.- 9. Experiments Relevant to the Physical and Chemical Origins of the SERS Effect.- 10. The Origins of SERS.- 12. Assessment of Present Position and Prospects.- References.- 7. Electron Spin Resonance.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Principles of ESR Spectroscopy.- 3. Information Drawn from ESR Data.- 4. Techniques of External Radical Generation.- 5. Internal Generation of Radicals.- References.- 8. Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) and Electrode Surface Chemistry.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Spectral Interpretation.- 3. Coupling of Electrochemical and ESCA Studies.- 4. Anodic Film Formation on Metal Electrodes.- 5. Anodic Film Formation on Alloys.- 6. Electrochemical Deposition.- 7. Electrocatalysis.- 8. Conclusions.- References.- 9. Field Ion Microscopy.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Operation of the FIM.- 3. Experimental Features of FIM.- 4. Applications and Suggested Experiments.- Acknowledgment.- References.- 10. Application of Electron Microscopy to Electrochemical Analysis.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Survey of Methods.- 3. Sample Preparations.- 4. Sample Analysis.- 5. Summary and Conclusions.- Standard Reference Texts.- 11. Classified Bibliography of Electroanalytical Applications.- 1. Polarography.- 2. Linear Potential Sweep and Cyclic Voltammetry.- 3. Stripping Voltammetry.- 4. Ion Selective Electrodes (ISE).- 5. Coulometry.- 6. Chronopotentiometry.- 7. Special Electrode Materials.- 8. Special Cells and Electrode Configurations.- 9. Spectroelectroanalytical Chemistry.

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