MES 711 Materials and Advanced Energy Generation and Storage

Credits: (3-0) 3

Materials for advanced energy generation and storage devices, such as batteries, polymer/solid-state/traditional/biological/microbial fuel cells, and super- /pseudocapacitors are discussed in this course. The main topics highlight the basic properties of materials, fundamental principles of catalytic/electrochemical reactions, kinetics, reaction mechanisms, and the recent approaches in development of innovative materials for the next generation of energy generation and storage devices. Furthermore, the challenges and criteria to achieve the state-of-the art performance for each of the specified areas are discussed.

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