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Science Materials / Energy Science and Technology 143 Solid State Electrochemistry for Energy Storage and Conversion http://addis.caltech.edu/teaching/MS-EST143/MS-EST143.html Spring Quarter 2011 Instructor: Prof. Sossina M. Haile, 307 Steele, x2958, smhaile@caltech.edu Class Meetings: MWF 9-10am, Annenberg 105 Teaching Assistant: Rob Usiskin, 305 Steele, x1760, rusiskin@caltech.edu TA Office Hours:...
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Science Materials / Energy Science and Technology 143
Solid State Electrochemistry for Energy Storage and Conversion
http://addis.caltech.edu/teaching/MS-EST143/MS-EST143.html
Spring Quarter 2011
Instructor:
Prof. Sossina M. Haile, 307 Steele, x2958, smhaile@caltech.edu
Class Meetings:
MWF 9-10am, Annenberg 105
Teaching Assistant:
Rob Usiskin, 305 Steele, x1760, rusiskin@caltech.edu
TA Office Hours:
Wednesdays, 7-8 pm, 110 Steele
Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 pm, 110 Steele
Recommended Text: Physical Ceramics, by Y.-M. Chiang, D.P. Birnie & D. Kingery; CRC
Handbook of Solid State Electrochemistry, Eds. P.J. Gellings &
H.J.M. Bouwmeester; Physical Chemistry of Ionic Materials: Ions and
Electrons in Solids, by Joachim Maier; none required
Reserved Texts:
(coming to SFL)
The three recommended texts, plus Electrochemical Impedance
Spectroscopy, by Mark E. Orazem and Bernard Tribollet
Course Content:
Introduction to Electrochemical Energy Technologies
The Global Energy Landscape
Overview: Fuel Cells, Batteries, Sensors, Permeation Membranes
Solid State and Physical Chemistry Review
Crystalline Structure, Microstructure, Amorphous Structure
Gibbs Free Energy and Binary Phase Diagrams
Bulk Defect Chemistry
Point Defects, Kroeger-Vink Notation, Brouwer Diagrams
Internal Interfaces
Grain Boundaries; Secondary Phases
From Defects to Conductivity
Purely Ionic Conductors; Mixed Ionic / Electronic Conductors
Atomistics of charge transport (focusing on ionic transport)
Conductivity in polymers
Electrodes
Electrochemical equilibrium
Electrochemical reactions
Measurement Techniques
Bulk conductivities partial electronic and ionic; grain boundaries
A.C. impedance spectroscopy, D.C. methods with blocking electrodes
Electrode kinetics
A.C. and D.C. methods
Course Structure: Homework:
50% (weekly)
Midterm Homework:
15% (Apr 27 May 3)
Final:
35% (Jun 1 3)
Grading
Students may take this course either Pass/Fail or for a letter grade
Homework
50%
Problems are assigned on Fridays and are due at 4 pm on the following Friday, unless
otherwise indicated. We aim to make solutions available immediately. Assignments will not
be accepted late barring exceptional circumstances. Completed sets should be placed in the
mailbox labeled MS/EST 143 in at the south end of the third floor hallway in Steele.
Students are encouraged to discuss and work on problems together. the In course of this
discussion it is acceptable to make notes, however, do not bring and/or exchange written
solutions or attempted solutions you generated prior to the discussion. So, if youve worked
the problem out and you plan to help a friend, you should know the solution cold.
Do not consult old problem sets, example assignments, exams or their solutions.
Midterm Homework
15%
In lieu of a midterm exam there will be homework to be performed on an individual basis.
This homework must be completed without collaborative discussion. The problem set will
focus primarily on recent lectures, but material from early topics may also be included.
Similar to other homeworks, you will have one week to complete the assignment. You are
permitted to utilize all available resources, with the exception of previous solutions, including
ones from earlier in the year.
Final
35%
The final will be a closed-book, take-home exam, 3 hours in length. You are permitted one 20
minute break sometime after the first hour. Further details will be given at the time of the
exam.
The format for the Midterm homework and Final exam are subject to change, with final
instructions to be provided at the time of the respective assignment or exam.
Content Delivery
Lectures will be held in Annenberg 105, which is equipped for video recording. The intent is
to record the lectures (instructor only) so that you may review them at your leisure. It is
possible that some students may feel uncomfortable with this format and, if so, video
recording will not be implemented. Please notify the registrar, Mary Morley
mmorley@caltch.edu, of any concerns by 5pm on Tuesday, March 29. In the absence of
objections, all lectures except for the first, will be available through a website to be
announced.
Schedule Modifications
Regrettably, there will be dates on which Prof. Haile will not be able to be on campus to
deliver regularly scheduled lectures. Confirmed dates of conflict are March 30, April 15, April
29, and additional dates in May. Information about make-up lectures or lectures by the TA
(Rob Usiskin) will be provided as soon as available. The March 30 lecture is rescheduled for
March 31, 9am (Annenberg 105).
And kindly remember your commitment to the honor code principle that No member of the
Caltech community shall take unfair advantage of any other member of the Caltech community.
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