Advanced Battery Materials
Syllabus, Master's level, 1KB747
- Code
- 1KB747
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Battery Technology A1F, Technology A1F
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 28 February 2023
- Responsible department
- Department of Chemistry - Ångström
Entry requirements
120 credits in science/engineering. Materials analysis for batteries. Participation in Rechargeable batteries. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- show the operation of advanced functional battery components and how they affect the batteries' performance and lifetime,
- suggest, apply and evaluate appropriate characterization strategies of battery materials to assess the health and status of batteries during or after active use,
- present and critically analyze materials and concepts proposed for next-generation battery systems,
- use contemporary scientific literature to describe and critically evaluate the current research frontier of advanced battery materials,
- produce scientific text that preents and critically analyzes topics in advanced battery materials.
Content
Nanomaterials for energy storage. Functional materials and components. Self-healing materials. Contemporary research topics within energy storage materials. Project about advanced materials characterization for batteries: neutron scattering, synchrotrons, tomography, spectroscopy, operando characterization techniques. Scientific literature and peer review.
Instruction
Seminars och projects.
Assessment
Written assignments (2 credits. Project with with oral and written presentations (2 credits). Active participation in seminars (1 credit).
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.
Reading list
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