| I. Equivalent Circuit Models |
| 1 |
Basic physics of galvanic cells |
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| 2 |
Electrochemical energy conversion |
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| 3 |
Electrochemical energy storage |
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| 4 |
Equivalent circuit dynamics |
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| 5 |
Impedance spectroscopy |
Problem set 1 due |
| 6 |
Impedance of electrodes |
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| II. Thermodynamics |
| 7 |
Statistical thermodynamics |
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| 8 |
Nernst equation |
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| 9 |
Fuel cells and lead-acid batteries |
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| 10 |
Li-ion batteries |
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| 11 |
Reconstitution electrodes |
Problem set 2 due |
| III. Reaction Kinetics |
| 12 |
Faradaic reactions in dilute solutions |
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| 13 |
Butler-Volmer equation |
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| 14 |
Reactions in concentrated solutions |
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| 15 |
Ion absorption and intercalation |
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| IV. Transport Phenomena |
| 16 |
Concentration polarization |
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| 17 |
Forced convection in fuel cells I |
Problem set 3 due |
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Forced convection in fuel cells II |
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| 19 |
Transient diffusion |
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| 20 |
Warburg impedance |
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| 21 |
Diffusion in concentrated solutions |
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| 22 |
Transport in bulk electrolytes |
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| 23 |
Ion concentration polarization |
Take-home midterm due |
| V. Electrostatics |
| 24 |
Diffuse charge in electrolytes |
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| 25 |
Double layer structure |
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| 26 |
Compact layer effects |
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| 27 |
Frumkin-Butler-Volmer kinetics |
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| 28 |
Electrostatic correlations |
Problem set 4 due |
| VI. Electrokinetics |
| 29 |
Electrokinetics |
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| 30 |
Linear electrokinetic phenomena |
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| 31 |
Electrokinetic energy conversion |
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| VII. Porous Media |
| 32 |
Percolation |
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| 33 |
Conductivity of composites |
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| 34 |
Transport in porous media |
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| 35 |
Porous electrodes |
Problem set 5 due |
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Supercapacitors |
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| 37 |
Pseudocapacitors and batteries |
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| VIII. Phase Transformations |
| 38 |
Nucleation and spinodal decomposition |
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| 39 |
Phase separation dynamics |
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