Electrochemistry: Retrospect and Prospects

Shukla, A and Prem Kumar, T (2021) Electrochemistry: Retrospect and Prospects. In: Israel Journal of Chemistry, 61 (1-2). pp. 120-151.

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Abstract

Since the beginning of modern civilization, static electricity and later current electricity have been used to get to grips with many situations. The publication of Gilbert's De magnete in 1600 triggered a series of inventions such as Leyden jar (1745: von Kleist; van Musschenbrock) and torsion balance (1784: Charles Coulomb). Current electricity was discovered at the end of the eighteenth century. Humphry Davy's remarkable prescience that electricity could overcome the normal ‘chemical affinity’ that holds elements together was a gamechanger, ushering in an explosion of electrochemical science. Today, electrochemistry has transformed human life in ways unimaginable only decades ago. This article is an effort to reflect upon the role of electrochemistry in our search for solutions to everyday problems and its continuing forays into areas spanning the mundane to outer space.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Israel Journal of Chemistry
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons Inc
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	08 May 2023 08:19
Last Modified:	08 May 2023 08:19
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/81413

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