2024 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate major in Mechanical Engineering
Solid State Ionics
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Mechanical Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Wakako Araki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MEC.C435
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course aims to provide you with a fundamental understanding of ionics and mechanics of solid materials for electrochemical devices such as all-solid-state batteries, fuel cells, and sensors.
Course description and aims
Uppn successful completion of the course you will be able to understand crystal structures, thermo-dynamics, diffusion, electrochemistry, and mechanics of solids for solid-state ionic devices.
Keywords
Solid-state ionics devices; All solid-state batteries; Crystal structures; Thermo-dynamics; Diffusion; Electrochemistry; Mechanics of solids
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The lectures will be delivered online. Exercises will be assigned every week. Questions are welcomed during the class and also by email (Questions can be asked outside of lecture hours.).
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction to Solid State Ionics |
Ionic conductors; Electrochemical devices |
| Class 2 | Crystal Structure of Solids |
Fundamentals of crystal structures of solids; Various lattice defects |
| Class 3 | Thermodynamics of Solids |
Laws of thermodynamics for solids; Reaction and equilibrium; Gibbs free energy |
| Class 4 | Diffusion in Solids |
Diffusion in solids; Fick's law; Atomic theory of diffusion; Ionic diffusion |
| Class 5 | Electrochemistry of Solids |
Electrochemistry of solids; various solid-state batteries |
| Class 6 | Mechanics of Solids |
Fundamental mechanics of solids; Mechanics and ionics |
| Class 7 | Fundamentals of Measurement and Numerical Analysis |
Experiments and numerical analyses; Material preparations; Structural analysis; Property evaluations |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards for each class.
Textbook(s)
NA
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handouts will be provided in the class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assigned exercises
Related courses
- MEC.G211 Mechanical Materials
- MEC.C201 Mechanics of Materials
- MEC.E201 Thermodynamics
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Materials Science, Mechanics of Materials, Thermo-dynamics are required.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Wakako Araki (araki.w.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp)
Office hours
Upon request