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MSE6602J – Battery Materials: Fundamentals and Applications


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Credits: 3 credits

Pre-requisites: General Chemistry and thermodynamics, or related courses of similar topics

Description:

Battery is ubiquitous in present-day technological applications, ranging from portable devices to grid-scale stationary energy storage. In this course, we will introduce the fundamentals of battery materials. The thermodynamics, chemistry and physics that govern the electrochemical performance of battery materials will be covered. Built upon the fundamental understanding, we will also discuss a wide variety of anode, cathode and electrolyte materials discovered to date. The course will be ended with economic analysis of battery materials and chemistries, and discuss the key factors which determine their application space (e.g., portable electronics vs. electric vehicles).

Course Topics:

Basic principles of rechargeable batteries

Characterization techniques

Lithium-ion Batteries: electrode materials, electrolyte and critical interfaces

Sodium- and potassium-ion batteries

Multivalent batteries

Lithium-Air Batteries

Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Solid-state batteries

Economic analysis of batteries and considerations for practical applications