Pattern formation at electrode surfaces

Several examples are presented demonstrating in-situ imaging of patterns formed at electrode surfaces. These include STM investigations on electrodeposition of Cu on Pt(100), the possibility for creation of localized (< 5 nm) nanostructures on Au by very short (< 100 ns) electrochemical pulses, as well as dynamic non-equilibrium patterns up to mm-scale from propagating potential waves imaged by surface plasmon microscopy and of luminescent convective patterns. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.