Semiconductor Electrochemistry - Rüdiger Memming

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Preface PRINCIPLES OF SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS Crystal Structure Energy Levels in Solids Optical Properties Density of States and Carrier Concentrations Carrier Transport Phenomena Excitation and Recombination of Charge Carriers Fermi Levels under Nonequilibrium Conditions SEMICONDUCTOR SURFACES AND SOLID-SOLID JUNCTIONS Metal and Semiconductor Surfaces in a Vacuum Metal-Semiconductor Contacts (Schottky Junctions) p-n Junctions Ohmic Contacts Photovoltages and Photocurrents Surface Recombination ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS Electrolytes Potentials and Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES Electrode Preparation Current-Voltage Measurements Measurements of Surface Recombination and Minority Carrier Injection Inpededance Measurements Surface Conductivity Measurements Flash Photolysis Investigations Surface Science Techniques SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACE Structure of the Interface and Adsorption Charge and Potential Distribution at the Interface Analysis of the Potential Distribution Modification of Semiconductor Surfaces ELECTRON TRANSFER THEORIES The Theory of Marcus The Gerischer Model Quantum Mechanical Treatments of Electron Transfer Processes The Problem of Deriving Rate Constants Comparison of Theories CHARGE TRANSFER PROCESSES AT THE SEMICONDUCTOR-LIQUID INTERFACE Charge Transfer Processes at Metal Electrodes Qualitative Description of Current-Potential Curves at Semiconductor Electrodes One-Step Redox Reactions The Quasi-Fermi Level Concept Determination of the Reorganization Energy Two-Step Redox Processes Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence Hot Carrier Processes Catalysis of Electrode Reactions ELECTROCHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION OF SEMICONDUCTORS Anodic Dissolution Reactions Cathodic Decomposition Dissolution under Open Circuit Conditions Energetics and Thermodynamics of Corrosion Competition between Redox Reaction and Anodic Dissolution Formation of Porous Semiconductor Surfaces PHOTOREACTIONS AT SEMICONDUCTOR PARTICLES Quantum Size Effects Charge Transfer Processes at Semiconductor Particles Charge Transfer Processes at Quantum Well Electrodes (MQW, SQW) Photoelectrochemical Reactions at Nanocrystalline Semiconductor Layers ELECTRON TRANSFER PROCESSES BETWEEN EXCITED MOLECULES AND SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRODES Energy Levels of Excited Molecules Reactions at Semiconductor Electrodes Comparison with Reactions at Metal Electrodes Production of Excited Molecules by Electron Transfer APPLICATIONS Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion Photocatalytic Processes Etching of Semiconductors Light-Induced Metal Deposition APPENDICES List of Major Symbols Physical Constants Lattice Parameters of Semiconductors Properties of Important Semiconductors Effective Density of States and Intrinsic Densities Major Redox Systems and Corresponding Standard Potentials Potentials of Reference Electrodes Index