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Electrocatalysis, Novel Synthetic Methods

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Introduction

In the last several decades, the electrochemical synthesis and electrodeposition became the enabling fabrication methods behind the train of hi-tech enterprise [1, 2]. There are many examples where electrochemical synthesis provides convenient if not the only approach to deliver the desired structures, materials, or catalytic surfaces. In recent years, the scientific community has witnessed the numerous examples where electrochemical synthesis is used to grow multilayered metallic thin films and nanostructures [3–5], nanoscale metallic architectures [6–12], and high-quality single-crystal overlayers [13–17]. The most recent developments suggest that the electrochemical methods become an attractive fabrication route for catalyst synthesis for fuel cells and metal-air batteries [18, 19]. These new applications make the future of the research in electrochemical material science a seemingly interesting and quite exciting endeavor.

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  1. Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering Department, and Chemistry Department, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204-4005, USA

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Brankovic, S. (2014). Electrocatalysis, Novel Synthetic Methods. In: Kreysa, G., Ota, Ki., Savinell, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Applied Electrochemistry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6996-5_409

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