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Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (The ECS Series of Texts and Monographs)

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There are essentially two books in this field (EIS), one by Barsoukov and JR Macdonald (2005) and this one. This book starts at basic level and provides detailed formulas and derivations and hence is student friendly. The book by Barsoukov et al is actually compilation of various chapters written by different authors and reflect the diversity of the authors (e.g. Battery, Fuel cells, Corrosion with details of point defect model by DD Macdonald). This book, on the other hand, emphasizes more on measurement models, error structures and so on. Understandably, the research work of the authors' have a strong influence on what areas are dealt with in more detail. If you want to get all the relevant details in one place, instead of rummaging through journal articles, this is very useful. e.g. The various types of representing impedance data, analysis (Nyquist, Lissajous, Bode) and the advantage of each type/method are all dealt with nicely. The chapter on Kramers Kronig relation is also, for example, a good compilation.

One thing that I would like to see in these books is a link to a permanent web page (perhaps in the publisher's site), where errata is posted, some simple programs useful for class room teaching or self learning can be downloaded, and additional new and relevant materials (or links to those) can be posted. For example, if the recent work by one of the authors on Kramers -Kronig relations ability to detect nonlinearities would be a good thing to add on and perhaps include in the next version of the book.

Part of me was hoping for a nice pictorial handbook: "If your computer screen looks like this, your sample has a porous layer." But instead I've received a thoughtful treatment of fundamental principles with a generous sprinkling of (gasp) relevant derivations. This is a book I'll need to read one section at a time while pondering each new concept. Each section has a box with a little elephant and the words "Remember! Never short the wires together..." or something helpful like that. Diffusion is covered in depth in multiple chapters, and I expect I will eventually attain a very deep understanding of its effects on impedance spectra. Eventually.

This is the type of book with all that beginners need for understand the impedance. Mathematical background (complex number, statistical tools, differential equations), electrochemical instrumentation, many examples, really very clear and complete. The best book for beginners about impedance that I had seen.

This is by far the best book on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy that I know of. This is THE book that I recommend to anyone who is interested in this topic.

Well obviuously i bought this book becouse it is an excellent reference for my work... but it never come to my hand becouse the delivery service never found my address... ¬¬
I have always used the same address in my history with amazon... may be it is not a problem with amazon but with the delivery system or services that they use.