1. Equilibrium electrochemistry. Thermodynamic properties of ions in solution.
2. Standard Gibbs energy of ions in aqueous solutions. Ion activities, mean activity coefficients, Debye-Hückel limit law.
3. Electrochemical cells and their applications. Determination of thermodynamic functions from electrochemical measurements in aqueous solutions and melts.
4. Theoretical possibilities of determination of activity of components by equilibrium electrochemical methods, activity of components in molten metals (oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, aluminum).
5. Use of electrochemical probes in metallurgical technology control.
6. Dynamic electrochemistry. Processes on electrodes. Electric double layer. Charge transfer rate, velocity equation, activation Gibbs energy, Butler-Volmer equation. Tafel dependence and its interpretation.
7. Kinetics of electrode processes in aqueous solutions and melts: stationary and non-stationary methods: voltammetry, chronopotentiometry and chronoamperometry.
8. Fixed electrolytes with anionic and cationic conductivity and their basic applications: construction of sensors and probes, measurement of partial pressure of oxygen in gases, lambda probe in automobile.
9. Use of solid electrolytes for energy conversion in high temperature fuel cells with electrolyte based on metal oxides. Fuel cells with electrolyte based on molten carbonates.
10. Elaboration of an up-to-date literary research (www.sciencedirect.com) for keywords related to a specific dissertation topic.
2. Standard Gibbs energy of ions in aqueous solutions. Ion activities, mean activity coefficients, Debye-Hückel limit law.
3. Electrochemical cells and their applications. Determination of thermodynamic functions from electrochemical measurements in aqueous solutions and melts.
4. Theoretical possibilities of determination of activity of components by equilibrium electrochemical methods, activity of components in molten metals (oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, aluminum).
5. Use of electrochemical probes in metallurgical technology control.
6. Dynamic electrochemistry. Processes on electrodes. Electric double layer. Charge transfer rate, velocity equation, activation Gibbs energy, Butler-Volmer equation. Tafel dependence and its interpretation.
7. Kinetics of electrode processes in aqueous solutions and melts: stationary and non-stationary methods: voltammetry, chronopotentiometry and chronoamperometry.
8. Fixed electrolytes with anionic and cationic conductivity and their basic applications: construction of sensors and probes, measurement of partial pressure of oxygen in gases, lambda probe in automobile.
9. Use of solid electrolytes for energy conversion in high temperature fuel cells with electrolyte based on metal oxides. Fuel cells with electrolyte based on molten carbonates.
10. Elaboration of an up-to-date literary research (www.sciencedirect.com) for keywords related to a specific dissertation topic.