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- Graduate major in Energy Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Otomo Junichiro Arai Hajime Ihara Manabu Koshihara Shinya Okimoto Yoichi Wada Hiroyuki
- Class Format
- Lecture
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Tue1-2()
- Group
- 大岡山
- Course number
- ENR.A402
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2022/3/16
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
Based on material kinetics, electrochemistry, solid-state physics, and electromagnetism, this course explains important and fundamental concepts to understand and use energy conversion, such as electrochemical reactions with mass transfer, thermal and electric conduction in solid materials, lattice vibration (phonon) that affect light absorption/emission, and the collective motion of electrons in solids.
This course, a fundamental subject for all students of the energy course to study, covers basic knowledge to understand Interdisciplinary Principles of Energy Devices I, II, and Interdisciplinary Energy Materials Science I, II. This course enables students to understand how to effectively use "energy" and what kinds of principles are needed to develop existing devices.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. learn the fundamental knowledge concerning transfers of electrons and ions and electrochemical reactions in various energy devices based on thermodynamics and kinetics.
2. understand the outline of the method of electrochemical measurements that is basic knowledge to characterize the performance of energy devices.
3. learn thermal and electrical conductivity in solid crystals based on the idea of lattice vibration and gain an understanding of the microscopic mechanisms of energy transfer.
4. understand the microscopic mechanisms of the interaction between light and solid crystals from the viewpoint of refractive index (or dielectric function) based on Maxwell’s equations.
Keywords
electrochemistry, mass transfer, lattice vibration, phonon, light and refractive index, energy conversion
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
In the first class, the instructor gives an overview of the course. At the beginning of each class, the instructor reviews the material from the previous class.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Outline of Interdisciplinary scientific principles of energy 1 and 2 (Prof. J. Otomo, Prof. A. Yamada): Explanation of material previously studied in Interdisciplinary Scientific Principles of Energy I and the introduction of this course, referring to the relationships of the material in this course. | Understand the previous material in Interdisciplinary Scientific Principles of Energy I and the outline of this course. |
| Class 2 | Electrochemical reactions accompanied with mass transfer for the energy conversion I (Prof. J. Otomo, Prof. H. Arai): processes to be considered in electrochemical reactions, charge transfer process and mass transfer process, and relationship between current density and electrode potential | Understand the carrier process and the material transfer process in electrochemical reaction in terms of chemical kinetics |
| Class 3 | Electrochemical reaction accompanied with material transfer for the energy conversion II (Prof. J. Otomo, Prof. H. Arai): electrochemical potential as driving force of mass transfer, and relationship between current density and electrode potential taking account of the mass transfer | Understand the electromotive force and the electrode potential in terms of Nernst’s equation and relationship between the current density and the electrode potential based on kinetics |
| Class 4 | Principles and outline of the method of electrochemical measurements to characterize the performance of energy conversion devices (Prof. J. Otomo, Prof. H. Arai) | Understand the outline of the electrochemical analysis to estimate the energy conversion devices |
| Class 5 | Lattice vibration in solid crystals that affects electrical and thermal effects of the materials for energy conversion I (Prof. S. Koshihara): what is phonon and the properties? | Understand the basic concept and the properties (acoustic branch, dispersion relations, Brillouin zone etc.) of the phonon based on the dynamics of the solid crystal. |
| Class 6 | Lattice vibration in solid crystals that affects electrical and thermal effects of the materials for energy conversion II (Prof. Y. Okimoto): relationship between the phonon and the electric/thermal behaviors | Understand roles of the phonon in the specific heat and thermal conduction in a solid crystal. |
| Class 7 | Motion of electrons or dipoles that affects optical properties in the materials for the energy conversion (Prof. Wada): what is light or electromagnetic wave? Refractive index and dielectric function, electron motion in metal, dipole radiation from insulator, and difference of the optical response between metal and insulator. | Understand the nature of light and the refractive index (or dielectric function) which can describe the interaction of light with a solid based on Maxwell's equations. In addition, learn microscopic models to describe the dielectric function of metal or an insulator (Drude or Lorentz model) and understand their optical responses. |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class. Material may be provided via T2SCHOLA.
Assessment criteria and methods
Students' understanding will be assessed by mini-exercises and reports.
Related courses
- ENR.A401 ： Interdisciplinary scientific principles of energy 1
- ENR.A403 ： Interdisciplinary principles of energy devices 1
- ENR.A404 ： Interdisciplinary principles of energy devices 2
- ENR.A405 ： Interdisciplinary Energy Materials Science 1
- ENR.A406 ： Interdisciplinary Energy Materials Science 2
- ENR.A407 ： Energy system theory
- ENR.B431 ： Recent technologies of fuel cells, solar cells butteries and energy system
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None
