With contributions from an international group of expert authors, this book includes the latest trends in tailoring interfacial properties electrochemically. The chapters cover various organic and inorganic compounds, with applications ranging from electrochemistry to nanotechnology and biology. Of interest to physical, surface and electrochemists, materials scientists and physicists.

Richard C. Alkire is Professor Emeritus of Chemical& Biomolecular Engineering Charles and Dorothy Prizer Chair at the University of Illinois, Urbana, USA. He obtained his degrees at Lafayette College and University of California at Berkeley. He has received numerous prizes, including Vittorio de Nora Award and Lifetime National Associate award from National Academy.

Dieter M. Kolb is Professor of Electrochemistry at the University of Ulm, Germany. He received his undergraduate and PhD degrees at the Technical University of Munich. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA. He worked as a Senior Scientist at the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max-Planck-Society, Berlin and completed his habilitation at the Free University of Berlin, where he also was Professor. Prof. Kolb has received many prizes and is a member of several societies.

Jacek Lipkowski is Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Guelph, Canada. His research interests focus on surface analysis and interfacial electrochemistry. He has authored over 120 publications and is a member of several societies, including a Fellow of the International Society of Electrochemistry.

Philip N. Ross has recently retired from his position as a Senior Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He received his academic degrees at Yale University, New Haven, CT, and University of Delaware, Newark, DL. He has received the David C. Grahame Award of the Electrochemical Society, and is a member of several Committees and Advisory Boards.

NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTRODES WITH UNIQUE PROPERTIES FOR BIOLOGICAL AND OTHER APPLICATIONS Introduction High Surface Area Electrodes Catalytic Properties Exploiting Nanoscale Control to Interface Electrodes with Biomolecules Switchable Surfaces Conclusions ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE POLYELECTROLYTE-MODIFIED ELECTRODES Introduction Structure Electrochemical Response Dynamics of Solvent and Ion Exchange Molecular Description of Redox Polyelectrolyte-Modified Electrodes Applications Conclusions ELECTROCHEMISTRY ON CARBON-NANOTUBE-MODIFIED SURFACES Introduction Structure and Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Towards the Design of CNT-Modified Electrodes Electrochemical Applications of CNT Electrodes Conclusions and Future Prospects ELECTROCHEMISTRY OF ELECTROACTIVE SURFACE-IMMOBILIZED NANOPARTICLES Introduction Synthetic Approaches and Characterization Immobilization Schemes Metal Oxides Other Metal Oxides and Metal Sulfides Prussian Blue and Its Derivatives Concluding Remarks STRUCTURE, ELECTROCHEMISTRY AND APPLICATIONS OF SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS OF THIOLS Introduction Structural Aspects of Thiol-Like SAMs Reductive Desorption of SAMs Metal Deposition on SAM-Modified Electrodes Summary and Outlook