Characterization of Alloy Electrocatalysts by Combined Low-Energy Ion Scattering Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry -- Recent Advances in Theoretical Aspects of Electrocatalysis -- Computational Simulations on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Electrochemical Systems -- Molecular-Level Modeling of the Structure and Proton Transport within the Membrane Electrode Assembly of Hydrogen Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells -- Some Recent Studies on the Local Reactivity of O2 on Pt3 Nanoislands Supported on Mono- and Bi-Metallic Backgrounds -- Methanol Electro-Oxidation by Meth anol Dehydrogenase Enzymatic Catalysts: A Computational Study -- Electrocatalytic Reactions of Chemisorbed Aromatic Compounds: Studies by ES, DEMS, STM and EC -- A review of Continuum Electrochemical Engineering Models and a Novel Monte Carlo Approach to Understand Electrochemical Behavior of Lithium-Ion Batteries -- Challenges in the Design of Active and Durable Alloy Nanocatalysts for Fuel Cells -- Determination of Reaction Mechanisms Occurring at Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts Using Electrochemical Methods, Spectroelectrochemical Measurements and Analytical Techniques -- In-Situ Synchrotron Spectroscopic Studies of Electrocatalysis on Highly Dispersed Nano-Materials.

Topics in Number 50 include: • Investigation of alloy cathode Electrocatalysts • A model Hamiltonian that incorporates the solvent effect to gas-phase density functional theory (DFT) calculations • DFT-based theoretical analysis of ORR mechanisms • Structure of the polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM) • ORR investigated through a DFT-Green function analysis of small clusters • Electrocatalytic oxidation and hydrogenation of chemisorbed aromatic compounds on palladium Electrodes • New models that connect the continuum descriptions with atomistic Monte Carlo simulations • ORR reaction in acid revisited through DFT studies that address the complexity of Pt-based alloys in electrocatalytic processes • Use of surface science methods and electrochemical techniques to elucidate reaction mechanisms in electrocatalytic processes • In-situ synchrotron spectroscopy to analyze electrocatalysts dispersed on nanomaterials   From reviews of previous volumes:   “Continues the valuable service that has been rendered by the Modern Aspects series.” —Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry   “Extremely well-referenced and very readable.... Maintains the overall high standards of the series.” —Journal of the American Chemical Society