Remarks on the Scope for Future Development of UV-visible Reflection Measurements

Remarks on the Scope for Future Development of UV-visible Reflection Measurements 

The uses of the UV-visible reflectance spectroscopy for the characterization of thin organic films on the electrode surface are reviewed. The potential modulation method is the main focus. Instead of providing a comprehensive description with the background of optics, recent applications are detailed. 

Thanks are due to Yasuhiko Tanaka for his help in assembling this chapter. This work was partly supported by PRESTO, the Japanese Science and Technology Corporation, and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from MEXT of the Japanese government. 

McIntyre, in R.H. Muller (Ed.), Advances in Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering, Vol. 9, John Wiley and Sons, Chap. 2 (1973). 

Muller, in R. Verma, J.R. Selman (Eds.), Techniques for Characterization of Electrodes and Electrochemical Processes, John Wiley Sons, 1991, p. 31. 

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