Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

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., electrochemical and calorimetric methods
• General electrochemistry
• Analytical electrochemistry
• Application of electrochemistry in materials science
• Description of electron-ion conductor junction as electrochemical electrode
• Description of electrochemical technologies used in power-to-X process
• Links between electrochemical potentials, thermodynamic parameters and concentrations
• Description of reference electrodes
• Electrochemical methods: ampeometry, voltammetry, and other analytical methods and its instrumentation
• Type of electrodes, electrode kinetics and electrode related effects
• Description of the different types of electrochemical devices, including water electrolysers, batteries, fuel cells, and biosensors.

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
• evaluate physical-chemical data by experimental validation including  electrochemical 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 and power-to-X
• design the processes in electrolysers, batteries, fuel cells and biosensors

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