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Physical Chemistry of Materials

2023/2024

Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

The module adds to knowledge obtained in Physical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

  • Materials thermodynamics
  • Chemical reaction kinetics and dynamics in materials
  • Phase equilibrium in materials
  • Order and disorder in solid
  • Experimental methods for collecting thermodynamic and kinetic data of materials, e.g., viscometric and calorimetric methods
  • General electrochemistry
  • Analytical electrochemistry
  • Application of electrochemistry in materials science
  • Description of electron-ion conductor junction as electrochemical electrode
  • Electrolytes and their properties, redox reactions, conductivity and determination
  • Links between electrochemical potentials, thermodynamic parameters and concentrations
  • Electrochemical methods: Impedance spectroscopy, voltammetry, and other analytical methods and its instrumentation
  • Type of electrodes, electrode kinetics and electrode related effects
  • Description of the different type of batteries, accumulators and fuel cells

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who have passed the module should be able to

  • understand and apply the link between electrochemistry and thermodynamics
  • explain and utilize phase diagram of materials
  • clarify mechanisms behind the phase transitions

Skills

  • solve physical chemical problems in the fields of materials science and chemical processes
  • collect and evaluate physical-chemical data by doing experiments such as the viscometric and calorimetric measurements
  • apply different types of electron-ion conductor junction to understand their electrodynamic, thermodynamic and kinetic backgrounds
  • apply different analytical methods based on electrochemical reactions
  • apply the knowledge about chemistry, technology and economy of electrochemical processes in materials industry
  • design the processes in batteries, accumulators and fuel cells

Competences

  • design experimental routes for synthesis and treatment of new materials based on physical chemistry and electrochemical principles

Type of instruction

  • Lectures 
  • Workshops
  • Excercises (individually and in groups) 

Extent and expected workload

150 hours

Exam

Exams

Name of examPhysical Chemistry of Materials
Type of exam
Written or oral exam
ECTS5
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures