Courses
Electrochemistry
year: bachelors - 2; masters - 1, 2
Lecturers
Basics of Applied Electrochemistry
year: masters - 2
Lecturer
Modern Electrochemical Methods of Studying Electrode Processes
year: bachelors - 4; masters - 1
Lecturer
Kinetics of Electrode Processes
year: masters - 1
Lecturer
Electrochemistry of Metal Complexes
year: masters - 1
Lecturer
Lithium Power Sources
year: masters - 1
Lecturers
Emerging Trends in Electrochemical Energy Sources
year: masters - 2
Lecturer
Entry Requirements
The students should be familiar with general physical chemistry, electrochemistry and solid state chemistry courses for successful completion of the course. Basic knowledge of physics is recommended.
Course Objective
The course introduces students to the most important modern electrochemical power sources and provides an explanation of their structure and mechanism of functioning.
Course Contents
General information about chemical power sources and an overview of the basic requirements for chemical power sources.
Trends in the development of chemical power sources. Lithium and lithium-ion cells: a revolution in energy storage. Theory, benefits, and limitations. Materials for lithium-ion batteries: from composition to structure.
Fuel cells - a breakthrough path or a dead-end approach? Theory, application, capability limits.
Flow batteries: a new solutions for storing excess energy in power grids.
Electrochemical capacitors: "non-chemical" current sources. Double layer and hybrid capacitors. Prospects of electrode materials, their application, and directions of development.
Recommended Literature
- Huggins, R. (2016). Energy Storage: Fundamentals, Materials and Applications (2nd ed. 2016.). Cham: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer. Electronic Resource
- Julien, C. (2016). Lithium Batteries: Science and Technology. Cham: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer. Electronic Resource
- Ozoemena, K. I., & Chen, S. (2016). Nanomaterials in Advanced Batteries and Supercapacitors. Cham: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer. Electronic Resource
Teaching Methods
Lectures and seminars
Modern Electrode Materials / Electrochemistry 2 / Electrochemistry of Electroactive Materials
year: masters - 1
Lecturer
Photoelectrochemical Conversion of Solar Energy
year: masters - 2
Lecturer
Entry Requirements
The students should be familiar with general physical chemistry, electrochemistry and solid state chemistry courses for successful completion of the course. Basic knowledge of physics is recommended.
Course Objective
Mastering the basics of the method of converting solar energy into electrical and chemical energy in photoelectrochemical cells.
Course Contents
The course systematically outlines the basics of the method of converting solar energy into electrical and chemical energy in photoelectrochemical cells with semiconductor electrodes. The principles of operation of photoelectrochemical cells of various types are considered, an overview of the most important systems is given, еhe prospects of this direction of development of solar converters are critically discussed..
Recommended Literature
- Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Solar Energy Conversion 1981 ISBN 978-1-4615-9233-4
- Next Generation of Photovoltaics 2012 Editors: Cristobal, Ana, Martí Vega, Antonio, Luque López, Antonio (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-642-23369-2
- Semiconductor Materials for Solar Photovoltaic Cells 2016 Editors: Paranthaman, M. Parans, Wong-Ng, Winnie, Bhattacharya, Raghu N (Eds.) ISBN 978-3-319-20331-7
Teaching Methods
Lectures and seminars.