Impedance spectroscopy, coating systems application

There is a vast amount of literature on the subject of impedance measurements comprising a large number of different applications, such as corrosion, characterization of thin films and coatings, batteries, semiconductor electrodes, sensors, biological systems, and many more. It is beyond the scope of this article to cover all of these applications comprehensively. This chapter, therefore, concentrates on the description of the main principles and theories and selected applications of impedance methods. A more thorough treatment of the subject from the point of view of corrosion can be found in [1, 2], impedance spectroscopy of solid systems is described in [3]. The fundamentals of impedance spectroscopy of electrochemical systems are also explained in [4, 5]. 

The use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) for the assessment of coatings has been under development for many years now [83]. The first period application of the technique was restricted to the study of the corrosion occurring with poorly protective coatings and coating impedances were evaluated by shape of the Nyquist plots. However, relatively few reports have been published describing results obtained from protective organic coating systems as used commercially [84]. 

Starting with general principles, the book emphasizes practical applications of the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to separate studies of bulk solution and interfacial processes, using of different electrochemical cells and equipment for experimental characterization of different systems. The monograph provides relevant examples of characterization of large variety of materials in electrochemistry, such as polymers, colloids, coatings, biomedical... 

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