MEF3200 – Energy materials
Course content
Materials for solar cells: semiconductors. Materials for batteries: Li-batteries, metal hydride-batteries. Materials for hydrogen technology: production (electrolysis), storage (hydrides), fuel cells (solid electrolytes, ion conductors). Materials related to gas-power plants (catalysts, microporous materials, membranes).
Learning outcome
The students should understand the structure (and composition) and properties of selected groups of materials important for modern energy technology as well as the principles for their use.
Admission
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Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
In addition to fulfilling the minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway, you must either have 2MX/2MY/3MZ and 3MX/3FY/3KJ/3BI/(2KJ+3BT)/(2BI+3BT) from Norwegian upper secondary school, or have completed equivalent studies in mathematics as well as physics, or chemistry, or biology at upper secondary school or university level at another educational institution. Read more about fulfilling special requirements.
Recommended previous knowledge
MEF1000 – Materials and energy (discontinued), KJM1010 – Kjemiske prinsipper og strukturer (discontinued), KJM1030 – Uorganisk kjemi (discontinued), FYS1120 – Electromagnetism.
Teaching
The course extends over a full semester with 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of colloquia per week.
Examination
Compulsory project work evaluated after an oral examination. Letter grade.
You will find more information about examination in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences on the following web-site: www.matnat.uio.no/english/studies/index.html
This subject does not offer new examination in the beginning of the subsequent term for candidates who withdraw during an ordinary examination or fail an ordinary examination. For general information about new examination, see /studier/admin/eksamen/sykdom-utsatt/mn/index.html
and http://www.matnat.uio.no/english/studies/examination/repeat.html
Other
This course can preferably be combined with MEF3000 – Functional materials (discontinued). Students who are interested in material chemistry should also choose KJM3600 – Molecular Modeling (continued). A useful third course in fall semester for students who specialize within material physics or energy physics is FYS3150 – Computational Physics.
Course evaluation
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