Literature Review

Synthesis and characterization of novel electrode materials have been receiving significant attention
over the past decade. Spectroscopic techniques, image methods and electrolyte analysis methods
are widely employed in ex situ and/or in situ electrochemical studies. In this review, each student
may pick up one topic listed below or choose a topic related to your research project:

1 Electrochemical FTIR spectroscopy

2 Electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)
3 Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
4 X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
5. X-ray diffraction (XRD)
6 Transmitting electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM and STEM
7 Chemical vapor deposition
8. Electrochemical deposition
9. Electrochemical biosensor
10. Fabrication of nanostructured catalysts
11. Wastewater treatment
12. Solar energy
13 UV-Visible spectroscopy
14 Stripping voltammetry
15 Photoelectrochemistry
16 Hydrogen storage
17 Scanning electrochemical microscopy

The length of this technical review report should be no more than 10 pages with single space. Here
is a suggested format:
Title
Author Name, Student ID
1. Introduction
2. Theory and/or principle
3. Experimental methods
4. Application in electrochemical study
5. Concluding remarks
6. References

Evaluation: Paper work (Due: Monday, March 11, 2019)

Presentation
 Date (to be determined)
 25 minutes including presentation and question
 Using Microsoft Power Pointer