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Readings

Readings are recommended from the following course texts:

[Newman] = Buy at Amazon Newman, John, and Karen E. Thomas-Alyea. Electrochemical Systems. 3rd ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2004. ISBN: 9780471477563.

[Bard] = Buy at Amazon Bard, Allen J., and Larry R. Faulkner. Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications. 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2000. ISBN: 9780471043720.

[O' Hayre] = Buy at Amazon O' Hayre, Ryan, Suk-Won Cha, Whitney Colella, and Fritz B. Prinz. Fuel Cell Fundamentals. 2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN: 9780470258439.

[Huggins] = Buy at Amazon Huggins, Robert A. Advanced Batteries: Materials Science Aspects. Springer, 2008. ISBN: 9780387764238.

[Prentice] = Buy at Amazon Prentice, Geoffrey A. Electrochemical Engineering Principles. Prentice Hall, 1990. ISBN: 9780132490382.

[Deen] = Buy at Amazon Deen, William M. Analysis of Transport Phenomena. Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780195084948.

[Torquato] = Buy at Amazon Torquato, Salvadore. Random Heterogeneous Materials. Springer, 2002. ISBN: 9780387951676.

[Balluffi]= Buy at Amazon Balluffi, Robert W., Samuel M. Allen, and W. Craig Carter. Kinetics of Materials. Wiley, 2005. ISBN: 9780471246893.

SES # TOPICS READINGS
I. Equivalent Circuit Models
1 Basic physics of galvanic cells "Introduction." Chapter 1 in [Newman], pp. 1-26.
2 Electrochemical energy conversion "Introduction." Chapter 1 in [O' Hayre], pp. 3-22.
3 Electrochemical energy storage "Introductory Material." Chapter 1 in [Huggins], pp. 1-24.
4 Equivalent circuit dynamics  
5

Impedance spectroscopy

"Techniques Based on Concepts of Impedance." Chapter 10 in [Bard].

"Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy." Section 7.3.4 in [O' Hayre], pp. 209-223.
6 Impedance of electrodes "Use of AC Methods to Determine the Electronic and Ionic Components of the Conductivity in Solid Electrolytes and Mixed Conductors." Chapter 17C in [Huggins], pp. 411-431.
II. Thermodynamics
7 Statistical thermodynamics  
8

Nernst equation

"Fuel Cell Thermodynamics." Chapter 2 in [O' Hayre], pp. 23-58.

"Thermodynamics in Terms of Electrochemical Potentials." Chapter 2 in [Newman], pp. 29-84.
9 Fuel cells and lead-acid batteries "Thermodynamics." Chapter 3 in [Prentice].
10 Li-ion batteries "Insertion Reaction Electrodes." Chapter 6 in [Huggins], pp. 101-119.
11 Reconstitution electrodes "Negative Electrodes in Lithium Cells." Chapter 7 in [Huggins], pp. 119-134.
III. Reaction Kinetics
12 Faradaic reactions in dilute solutions

"Fuel Cell Reaction Kinetics." Chapter 3 in [O' Hayre], pp. 59-92.

"Atomic Models for Diffusion." Chapter 7 in [Balluffi], pp. 145-154.
13

Butler-Volmer equation

"Electrode Kinetics." Chapter 8 in [Newman], pp. 203-240.

"Kinetics of Electrode Reactions." Chapter 3 in [Bard], pp. 87-136.
14 Reactions in concentrated solutions  
15 Ion absorption and intercalation  
IV. Transport Phenomena
16 Concentration polarization "Transport in Electrode: Diffusive Transport." Section 5.2 in [O' Hayre], pp. 140-149.
17

Forced convection in fuel cells I

"Transport in Flow Structures: Convective Transport." Section 5.3 in [O' Hayre], pp. 150-165.

"Convective-Transport Problems." Chapter 17 in [Newman], pp. 377-418.

"Forced-Convection Heat and Mass Transfer in Unconfined Laminar Flows." Chapter 10 in [Deen], pp. 411-432.
18 Forced convection in fuel cells II  
19

Transient diffusion

"Polarography and Pulse Voltammetry." Chapter 7 in [Bard], pp. 261-304.

"Controlled-Current Techniques." Chapter 8 in [Bard], pp. 305-330.

"Solution Methods for Conduction and Diffusion Problems." Chapter 4 in [Deen], pp. 132-195.
20 Warburg impedance "Techniques Based on Concepts of Impedance." Chapter 10 in [Bard], pp. 368-416.
21 Diffusion in concentrated solutions  
22

Transport in bulk electrolytes

"Activity Coefficients." Chapter 4 in [Newman], pp. 99-130.

"Infinitely Dilute Solutions." Chapter 11 in [Newman], pp. 271-296.
23 Ion concentration polarization "Currents Below the Limiting Current." Chapter 21 in [Newman], pp. 499-516.
V. Electrostatics
24 Diffuse charge in electrolytes "Structure of the Electric Double Layer." Chapter 7 in [Newman], pp. 171-202.
25 Double layer structure  
26 Compact layer effects "Structure of the Electric Double Layer." Chapter 7 in [Newman], pp. 171-202.
27 Frumkin-Butler-Volmer kinetics  
28 Electrostatic correlations  
VI. Electrokinetics
29 Electrokinetics "Electrokinetic Phenomena." Chapter 9 in [Newman], pp. 241-262.
30 Linear electrokinetic phenomena  
31 Electrokinetic energy conversion  
VII. Porous Media
32 Percolation "Percolation and Clustering." Chapter 9 in [Torquato], pp. 210-231.
33 Conductivity of composites

"Exact Results." Chapter 16 in [Torquato], pp. 404-413.

"Rigorous Bounds." Chapter 21 in [Torquato], pp. 554-557.
34 Transport in porous media  
35 Porous electrodes "Porous Electrodes." Chapter 22 in [Newman], pp. 517-566.
36 Supercapacitors  
37 Pseudocapacitors and batteries "Spinodal and Order-Disorder Transformations." Chapter 18 in [Balluffi], pp. 433-443.
VIII. Phase Transformations
38 Nucleation and spinodal decomposition "Spinodal and Order-Disorder Transformations." Chapter 18 in [Balluffi], pp. 433-443.
39 Phase separation dynamics