This series, formerly edited by Heinz Gerischer and Charls V. Tobias, now edited by Richard C. Alkire and Dieter M. Kolb, has been warmly welcomed by scientists world-wide which is reflected in the reviews of the previous volumes:

"This is an essential book for researchers in electrochemistry; it covers areas of both fundamental and practical importance, with reviews of high quality. The material is very well presented and the choice of topics reflects a balanced editorial policy that is welcomed."The Analyst

"All the contributions in this volume are well up to the standard of this excellent series and will be of great value to  electrochemists.... The editors again deserve to be congratulated on this fine collection of reviews."Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry and Interfacial Chemistry

"...competently and clearly written."Berichte der Bunsen- Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie

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.

Heinz Gerischer was a German scientist. He was the thesis advisor of future Nobel laureate Gerhard Ertl. The Heinz Gerischer Award of the European section of The Electrochemical Society is named in his honour.

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.

Charles W. Tobias is the author ofAdvances in Electrochemical Science and Engineering, Volume 1, published by Wiley.

Marcus theory in the qualitative and quantitative description of electrochemiluminescence phenomena Electrochemistry of oxidic high-temperature superconductors Flow-rate dependence of localized corrosion in thermal power-plant materials Polymer electrolyte fuel cells Graphite, carbonaceous materials and organic solids as active electrodes in metal-free batteries