With contributions from an international group of expert authors, this book includes the latest trends in tailoring interfacial properties electrochemically. The chapters cover various organic and inorganic compounds, with applications ranging from electrochemistry to nanotechnology and biology. From the contents: * Electrode modification by self-assembled monolayers: Fundamentals and applications of thiols and related compounds * Electrochemically active polyelectrolyte modified electrodes * Electrochemistry on carbon nanotube modified surfaces * Nanostructured electrodes with unique properties for biological and other applications * Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) for electrochemical sensing Of interest to physical, surface and electrochemists, materials scientists and physicists.