Fundamental and Applied Concepts in Ceramics for Electrochemical Technologies

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The objective of this course is to familiarize students with ceramic materials used in state-of-the-art Li ion batteries and that can enable advanced electrochemical technologies such as solid-state and electrical grid batteries. The course will briefly cover fundamental aspects of ceramics and their processing, solid-state electrochemistry, and the design, manufacturing, and characterization of state-of-the-art Li ion and advanced battery concepts. Depending on class size, hands-on learning activities may be planned for the end of the semester where students or student teams will learn how to make and electrochemically characterize Li ion and Li metal electrodes with conventional liquid electrolytes and/or solid-state electrolytes.