Materials for energy conversion and storage

The course will focus on the energy context and energy conversion and storage methods, the historical development of electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies and modern applications, and electrochemical mechanisms. Finally, links will be made between modern energy conversion and storage technologies and current societal issues.

Hourly volumes* :

            CM: 11

            TD : 9

• Understand the operating principles of an electrochemical generator based on hydrogen conversion or storage in batteries.
• Link these principles to the main applications.
• Understand the various electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems.
• Understand the issues and challenges related to electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems

• Electrochemistry :
  • Redox potentials, Nernst's law, equilibria.
• Solid state chemistry.
• Interface chemistry.
• Analytical electrochemistry

• 70% final inspection.
• 30% continuous assessment.

• Materials for energy conversion
  • Hydrogen production methods
  • Fuel cells
• Materials for energy storage
  • Lead-acid batteries
  • Alkaline batteries
  • Nickel batteries
  • High-temperature batteries
  • Lithium and post-lithium batteries

• Electrochemical Energy, Advanced Materials and Technologies, CRC Press (2016)
• C. Glaize, S. Geniés, Lithium Batteries and other Electrochemical Systems, Wiley (2013)
• C. A. Vincent, B. Scrosati, Modern Batteries, Butterworth (2003)
• Recent scientific articles.