chapter 1 Theory and Modeling of Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Reactions / chapter 2 Simulations of the Reaction Kinetics on Nanometer-Sized Supported Catalyst Particles / chapter 3 Electronic Structure and Chemisorption Properties of Supported Metal Clusters: Model Calculations / chapter 4 State-of-the-Art Characterization of Single-Crystal Surfaces: A View of Nanostructures / chapter 5 Single-Crystal Surfaces as Model Platinum-Based Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts / chapter 6 Electrochemical Nanostructuring of Surfaces / chapter 7 Adsorption and Reaction at Supported Model Catalysts / chapter 8 Size-Dependent Electronic, Structural, and Catalytic Properties of Metal Clusters Supported on Ultrathin Oxide Films / chapter 9 Physical and Electrochemical Characterization of Bimetallic Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts / chapter 10 Nanomaterials as Precursors for Electrocatalysts / chapter 11 Preparation, Characterization, and Properties of Bimetallic Nanoparticles / chapter 12 Physicochemical Aspects of Preparation of Carbon-Supported Noble Metal Catalysts / chapter 13 NMR Investigations of Heterogeneous and Electrochemical Catalysts / chapter 14 In-Situ X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Carbon-Supported Pt and Pt-Alloy Electrocatalysts: Correlation of Electrocatalytic Activity with Particle Size and Alloying / chapter 15 STM and Infrared Spectroscopy in Studies of Fuel Cell Model Catalysts: Particle Structure and Reactivity / chapter 16 Electrochemical and Chemical Promotion by Alkalis with Metal Films and Nanoparticles / chapter 17 Metal-Support Interaction in Low-Temperature Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts / chapter 18 Effects of Size and Contact Structure of Supported Noble Metal Catalysts in Low-Temperature CO Oxidation / chapter 19 Promotion, Electrochemical Promotion, and Metal�Support Interactions: The Unifying Role of Spillover / chapter 20 Support Effects on Catalytic Performance of Nanoparticles / chapter 21 Abnormal Infrared Effects of Nanometer-Scale Thin Film Material of Platinum Group Metals and Alloys at Electrode Electrolyte Interfaces / chapter 22 Design of Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells / chapter 23 Effects of Particle Size and Support on Some Catalytic Properties of Metallic and Bimetallic Catalysts / chapter 24 Conductive Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles on Synthetic Boron-Doped Diamond Surfaces / chapter 25 Electrocatalysis with Electron-Conducting Polymers Modi?ed by Noble Metal Nanoparticles / chapter 26 Novel Nanostructured Material Based on Transition-Metal Compounds for Electrocatalysis