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