This course focuses on 1) understanding the recent technologies of fuel cells, solar cell batteries, and energy systems. All classes are arranged such that students who do not have special knowledge of each energy technology can still understand. This course intends for students to comprehensively study recent energy technologies.
At the end of this course, students will be able to understand and explain recent energy technologies.
solar cells, fuel cells, lithium ion batteries, smart energy system
✔ Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
In the first class, the instructor gives an overview of the course. All classes are arranged such that even students who do not have special knowledge of each energy technology can understand them. The instructor takes attendance every class.
1. 10:45~12:25 on 10th July (Prof. Masaaki Hirayama)
2. 10:45~12:25 on 12th July (Prof. Hidetoshi Matsumoto)
3. 10:45~12:25 on 13th July (Prof. Shinsuke Miyajima)
4. 10:45~12:25 on 14th July (Prof. Sergei Manzhos)
5. 13:45~15:25 on 19th July (Prof. Takashi Sasabe)
6. 13:45~15:25 on 20th July (Prof. Kazuhiko Maeda)
7. 13:45~15:25 on 21st July (Prof. Tetsuo Kodera)
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Electrochemical energy storage devices (Prof. Masaaki Hirayama): Fundamental science and developmental technology of electrochemical energy storage devices will be studied. After a brief review of battery science and technology, several topics in Materials developments, Reaction mechanism, and Development of new energy devices will be indicated. | Understand battery science and technology and research target for the future devices in order to satisfy the social demands |
Class 2 | One-dimensional (1-D) nanomaterials for energy device applications (Prof. Hidetoshi Matsumoto): this lecture deals with unique properties of 1-D nanomaterials including nanofibers and their applications for high-functional devices including supercapacitors, secondary batteries, and organic photovoltaics. | Understand the characteristics of 1-D nanomaterials and applications in energy conversion and storage devices. |
Class 3 | Silicon solar cells (Prof. Shinsuke Miyajima): This lecture provides the basics of silicon solar cells. The structure, materials and fabrication techniques are outlined in details. | Understand the basics of silicon solar cells. |
Class 4 | Theoretical and computational understanding of novel power generation and storage technologies (Prof. Sergei Manzhos):We will relate key phenomena in and performance characteristics of devices such solar cells, fuels cells, metal-ion batteries…to atomistic- and electronic structure-level analysis and will introduce methods typically used for such analysis such as DFT and molecular dynamics and their capabilities and pitfalls. | Achieve mechanistic understanding of key phenomena in advanced power generation and storage technologies |
Class 5 | Polymer electrolyte fuel cell technology (Prof. Takashi Sasabe): Understand electrochemical system and structure of fuel cell. Recent and future study on fuel cell would be demonstrated. | Understand electro-chemical system and structure of fuel cell. |
Class 6 | Photocatalytic materials for energy production (Prof. Kazuhiko Maeda): Fundamental chemistry of photocatalysis for conversion of light energy into chemical energy will be studied, with a focus on water splitting and CO2 fixation reactions. Several topics in materials developments and reaction mechanism will be given. | Understand chemistry of photocatalysis for light energy conversion in terms of both thermodynamics and kinetics |
Class 7 | Quantum technologies for energy saving (Prof. Tetsuo Kodera): This lecture provides the basics of physics and device characteristics of advanced electron devices utilizing quantum technologies, and issues for their applications. | Understand the physics and device characteristics of advanced electron devices utilizing quantum technologies. |
None required.
Course materials are provided when necessary.
Evaluation will be based on a reporting assignment or the quiz which is assigned during the classes.
No prerequisites.