Information on Special Lecture (07.1.15.-26.)

-- Special Lecture by Foreign Scholar --

▣ Title:  Short Course on Materials Aspects of Electrochemical Energy Storage

▣ Speaker:  Professor Robert A. Huggins

(Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University)

▣ Date: 9:30-11:30 a.m., January 15 (Mon) - 26 (Fri), 2007

▣ Venue: Classroom No. 2427, Material Science and Engineering B/D (W1-1), KAIST

▣ Tuition Fee: 300,000 won (free for KAIST students and 100,000 won for students from other universities)

▣ Where to apply: KAIST Department of Material Science & Engineering (psm7@kaist.ac.kr, 042-869-3304)

         http://mse.kaist.ac.kr (Application Due Date: December 31, 2006)

▣ Table of Contents

Part I

A.  Fundamentals of Electrochemical Storage

B.  Relationships Between Electrochemical and Thermodynamic Quantities.

C.  Binary Systems: Coulometric Titration Technique

D. Ternary Systems

E.  Electrode Reactions That Deviate From Complete Equilibrium

Part II

F.  Insertion Reaction Electrodes

G.  Negative Electrodes in Lithium Cells, the “Carbon Electrode”

H.  Metal-Metal and Metal-Metalloid Alloy Electrodes in Lithium Systems

I.  Convertible Reactant Electrodes

J.  Positive Electrodes in Lithium Systems

K.  Negative Electrodes in Aqueous Systems ? Zn, Metal Hydrides

L.  Positive Electrodes in Aqueous Systems ? MnO2, the “Nickel” and “Oxygen” Electrodes

M. The “Memory Effect” in “Nickel” Electrodes

N. Mixed-Conducting Host Structures Into Which Both Cations and Anions Can Be Inserted.

O.  Measurement Methods to Evaluate the Critical Properties of Electrodes

P.  Potential Scales and Reference Electrodes

Q.  Electrolyte Stability Windows ? Extension of Stability Regimes

R.  Liquid and Solid Electrolytes

S.  Evaluation of Majority and Minority Carrier Transport in Electrolytes

T.  Use of Polymeric Materials as Electrolyte and Electrode Components

V.  Reactive Electrolyte Systems and Electrolyte Displacement Reactions

W.  Composite Electrolytes and Electrodes

▣ Organizer: KAIST Department of Material Science & Engineering, BK21 Material Research Group