ABSTRACT
Meta-Metals: Zintl Phases, State of the Art ................. 108 2.1.3 What Is the Cathodic Reactivity of Transition Metals Used
as Cathode Materials? ...................................................................110 2.2 Experimental Conditions Required to Demonstrate Cathodic
Charging of Platinum ...............................................................................110 2.2.1 Preparation of the Electrolyte, Electrodes Used, and
Voltammetry and Coulometry ......................................................110 2.2.2 EQCM Instrumentation ................................................................111 2.2.3 Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscope (EC-AFM)
and Scanning Electrochemical Microscope (SECM) in Dimethylformamide .....................................................................112
