nanoHUB-U: Introduction to the Materials Science of Rechargeable Batteries
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closeUnit 1: Basic Concepts, Fundamentals, and Definitions
Lectures
- L1.1: Basic Concepts: The Battery Potential
- L1.2: Basic Concepts: Charge Figures of Merit in a Battery
- L1.3: Basic Concepts: Energy and Power in a Battery
- L1.4: Basic Concepts: Polarization Loses
- L1.5: Basic Concepts: Summary
Homework
- Unit 1 Homework Problems
- T1.1: Basic Concepts: Homework Solutions - Battery Systems and Capacity
Unit 2: Thermodynamcs of Battery Materials
Lectures
- L2.1: Thermodynamics of Battery Materials: Electrochemical Equilibrium
- L2.2: Thermodynamics of Battery Materials: The Electrochemical Potential
- L2.3: Thermodynamics of Battery Materials: Applications to Different Material Systems
- L2.4: Thermodynamics of Battery Materials: Thermal Effects in the Equilibrium Potential
- L2.5: Thermodynamics of Battery Materials: Week 2 Summary
- L2.6: (Bonus) Thermodynamics of Battery Materials: The NaNiCl System
Homework
- Unit 2 Homework Problems
- T2.1: Thermodynamics of Battery Materials: Homework Solutions - Material Systems
Unit 3: Tortuosity and Porosity in Battery Materials
Lectures
- L3.1: Tortuosity and Porosity in Battery Materials: Tortuosity in Porous Electrodes
- L3.2: Tortuosity and Porosity in Battery Materials: Effect of Processing on Tortuosity
- L3.3: Tortuosity and Porosity in Battery Materials: nhomogeneities and Correlations
- L3.4: Tortuosity and Porosity in Battery Materials: Tortuosity Anisotropy in Porous Electrodes and Separators
- L3.5: Tortuosity and Porosity in Battery Materials: Week 3 Summary
Homework
- Unit 3 Homework Problems
- T3.1: Tortuosity and Porosity in Battery Materials - Homework Soluton - Electrode Modeling
Exam One
Exam
Unit 4: Reversible and Irreversible Interfacial Reactions
Lectures
- L4.1: Reversible and Irreversible Interfacial Reactions: The Butler-Volmer Relation
- L4.2: Reversible and Irreversible Interfacial Reactions: Interface Related Reactions
- L4.3: Reversible and Irreversible Interfacial Reactions: Dendrites in Rechargeable Batteries I
- L4.4: Reversible and Irreversible Interfacial Reactions: Dendrites in Rechargeable Batteries II
- L4.5: Reversible and Irreversible Interfacial Reactions: Week 4 Summary
Homework
- Unit 4 Homework Problems
- T4.1: Reversible and Irreversible Interfacial Reactions: Homework Solutions - Thermodynamics
Unit 5: Battery Architectures and Design Guidelines
Lectures
- L5.1: Battery Architectures and Design Guidelines: Electrolytes, Salts, and Seperator Materials
- L5.2: Battery Architectures and Design Guidelines: The Reaction Zone Model
- L5.3: Battery Architectures and Design Guidelines: Advanced Battery Architectures
- L5.4: Battery Architectures and Design Guidelines: Porous Electrode Theory
- L5.5: Battery Architectures and Design Guidelines: Week 5 Summary
Homework
- Unit 5 Homework Problems
- T5.1: Battery Architectures and Design Guidelines: Homework Solutions