Main Field of Study and progress level:
Physics: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass with merit, Pass, Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Physics
Contents
The goal of the course is to learn about new advanced materials relevant for storage, conversion and distribution of energy in the society, and to obtain knowledge about the present and potential fields of application of these materials. The course treats semiconducting and ion-conducting polymers and their applications in batteries, solar cells and conductors, superconductors, storage and transport of energy in superconducting circuits, thermally insulating materials, composite materials, materials for physical or chemical storage of high-energy gases, especially hydrogen, and intercalation of ceramic and carbon-based materials with applications for e.g. battery electrodes. The course also deals with the differences between ordered and disordered materials (for example glasses) and with percolation phenomena.
