Faculty of Science

Objectives

To study advanced materials relevant for storage, conservation and distribution of energy in the society, and to obtain knowledge about the present and potential fields of application of these materials.

Contents

The course treats semiconducting and ion-conducting polymers and their applications in batteries, solar cells and conductors, superconductors, synthetic DNA, biopolymers, storage and transport of energy in superconducting circuits, thermally insulating materials, composite materials, material 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.