Explain the storage mechanisms in battery electrode materials.Explain the origin of the electrochemical potential in electrode materials.Materials for future nanotechnology: Introduction to symmetry analysis of solids and the Landau theory of phase transitions ferromagnetic and ferroelectric memories flexoelectricity skyrmions and vortex structures improper ferroics, multiferroic and magnetoelectric devices epitaxial engineering of heterointerface properties and domain wall properties memristive memories, artificial synapses and neuromorphic circuitry. Key challenges in solid-state battery development and their mitigation strategies. Anode materials (conversion, intercalation, alloys), cathode materials (conversion, intercalation), electrochemical potential of electrode materials, solid-state electrolytes, ionic and electronic transport in solids, interfacial properties in solid-state batteries. Li-ion batteries and Solid-state batteries. The course provides a fundamental understanding of the physical principles responsible for the properties of important functional materials, with emphasis on the design of material properties for energy-efficient device technologies, emerging and potential engineering applications, and sustainability.
