| Lecture Slides (PDF) | Videos on YouTube w/ closed caption (CC) |
| Lecture 00_Course Information | Introduction |
| | Objectives and outcome |
| | Topics and schedule |
| Lecture 01_Basic concepts_voice over | Electrochemistry |
| | Electrochemistry application examples |
| | Solution |
| | Electrolyte and electrolyte solution |
| | Different definitions for solution concentration |
| | Molten electrolyte and solid electrolyte |
| | Electrode and electrode materials |
| | Electrochemical cell and cell potential |
| | Half cell reaction and full cell reaction |
| | Examples for half cell and full cell reactions |
| | Active electrode vs inert electrode |
| | Geometric separation of oxidation and reduction half cell reactions |
| | Transition between electronic and ionic conduction at interfaces |
| | Other features for electrochemical reactions |
| | Equilibrium cell potential |
| | Galvanic cell |
| | Electrolytic cell |
| | Faraday constant and Faraday’s law |
| | Faraday’s law example |
| Lecture 02_Equilibrium electrochemistry_voice over | Equilibrium cell potential and cell construction |
| | Standard hydrogen electrode |
| | Standard electrode potential |
| | Standard electrode potential series |
| | Standard cell potential |
| | Two examples for standard cell potential |
| | Notes for standard electrode potential |
| | Standard cell potential – positive vs negative |
| | Reference electrodes other than SHE |
| | Nernst equation for full cell reaction |
| | Activity |
| | Nernst equation for half cell reaction |
| | Nernst equation notes |
| | Example of cell potential from Nernst equation |
| | Cell potential and direction of reaction |
| | Example of reaction equilibrium constant from Nernst equation |
| | Example of solubility product from Nernst equation |
| | Concentration cell |
| | Introduction to Pourbaix diagram |
| | Hydrogen evolution line in Pourbaix diagram |
| | Oxygen evolution line in Pourbaix diagram |
| | Pure redox reactions in Pourbaix diagram |
| | Pure acid-base reaction in Pourbaix diagram |
| | Acid-base reactions with charge transfer in Pourbaix diagram |
| | Gibbs free energy change |
| | Standard Gibbs formation energy |
| | Reaction Gibbs free energy change |
| | Gibbs free energy change example on methanol oxidation |
| | Cell potential and Gibbs free energy change |
| | Gibbs free energy change to cell potential – methanol fuel cell example |
| | Cell potential to Gibbs free energy change – hydrogen fuel cell example |
| | Gibbs free energy to cell potential example involving aqueous ions |
| | Gibbs free energy and cell potential example at non-standard condition |
| | Reaction equilibrium constant |
| | Cell potential vs temperature example on hydrogen fuel cell |
| Lecture 03_Electrochemical Kinetics_voice over | Introduction to electrochemical kinetics |
| | Cell potential for galvanic cell and electrolytic cell |
| | Cell potential and current relationship |
| | Cell voltage loss from equilibrium potential |
| | Definition of overpotential for an electrode reaction |
| | Contributing factors to overpotential for an electrode reaction |
| | Polarization curve and example for an electrode reaction |
| | Butler Volmer equation without mass transport limitation |
| | Butler Volmer equation under anodic or cathodic bias or at equilibrium |
| | Butler Volmer equation to polarization curve |
| | Exchange current density on Butler Volmer equation |
| | Symmetry factor on Butler Volmer equation |
| | Experimental data for exchange current density and symmetry factor |
| | Linear approximation of B-V equation near equilibrium |
| | Tafel equation at large overpotential |
| | Tafel vs B-V equation |
| | Overpotential measurement using reference electrode |
| | Fitting data to B-V equation |
| | Fitting Cl2 production anode polarization data to Tafel equation |
| | Fitting Cl2 production anode polarization data to B-V equation |
| | Comparing Tafel and BV fittings with experiment for Cl2 production |
| | Three voltage loss mechanisms in electrochemical cell |
| | Parameters in Zn NiOOH electrochemical cell |
| | Overpotential from current in Zn NiOOH electrochemical cell |
| | Zn NiOOH electrochemical cell potential at a given current density |
| | Potential profile in Zn NiOOH electrochemical cell |
| | Current from cell voltage in Zn NiOOH electrochemical cell |
| | Concentration overpotential from Nernst equation |
| | Limiting current density and mass transfer overpotential |
| | Generalized B-V equation |
| | Current vs overpotential plots from generalized B V equation |
| Lecture 04_Electrochemical Techniques_voice over | Classification of electrochemical techniques |
| | Configuration for electrochemical measurements |
| | Potentiometry at zero current and activity example |
| | Potential measurement at constant current |
| | Amperometry with fixed potential step and Cottrell equation |
| | Cyclic voltammetry introduction |
| | CV for capacitor |
| | CV for reversible electrode reaction |
| | Kinetic information from CV for reversible electrode reaction |
| | CV for quasi-reversible and irreversible electrode reactions |
| | From resistance to impedance |
| | AC voltage and current |
| | Impedance as a complex number |
| | Impedance for resistor capacitor inductor |
| | Impedance for elements in series and in parallel |
| | Impedance spectra for R C RC in series and RC in parallel |
| | Impedance spectrum for electrode without diffusion |
| | Impedance for constant phase element CPE |
| | Impedance for Warburg element for diffusion |
| | Impedance for electrode with mixed control |
| Lecture 05_Applications_voice over | Basic battery components |
| | Basic classifications and requirements for batteries |
| | Lead acid battery |
| | Lithium ion battery |
| | OCV, specific capacity, and specific energy for batteries |
| | Battery state of charge and discharge and their impacts |
| | Voltage current relationships and voltage loss mechanisms for batteries |
| | C rate for batteries and its impacts |
| | Side reactions in battery charging & discharging |
| | Battery efficiencies |
| | Fuel cell introduction |
| | Fuel cell classification |
| | Fuel cell OCV |
| | pO2 from fuel cell OCV |
| | Fuel cell j-V curves |
| | Temperature effect on fuel cell performance |
