Module overview
This module offers a unique opportunity to experience the basic practical techniques used in modern instrumental electrochemistry as applied to battery technologies
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Be able to document experimental procedures and results
- Be able to interpret and analyse experimental results in terms of battery chemistries
- Be able to use relevant software tools for data processing and fitting of electrochemical data
- Be able to design and conduct experiments that use basic electrochemical techniques
- Be able to present your experimental results to a scientific audience
- Have acquired a basic understanding of experimental techniques in electrochemistry & battery research
- Be able to perform error analysis of electrochemical data
Syllabus
Students will complete the following practicals:
Simulations of electrochemical reactions (computer based)
Factors affecting instrumental response in electrochemistry (laboratory based)
Electrochemical experiments with a rotating disc electrode (laboratory based)
Cyclic voltammetry (laboratory based)
AC impedance (laboratory based)
AC impedance spectroscopy (laboratory based)
Electrochemical characterisation (laboratory based)
Power capability (laboratory based)
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching & Learning methods: Practical experiments, Workshops and Lectures
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 60 |
| Completion of assessment task | 180 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 60 |
| Total study time | 300 |
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Laboratory Report | 16% |
| Oral presentation | 18% |
| Laboratory Report | 16% |
| Laboratory Report | 16% |
| Laboratory Report | 16% |
| Oral presentation | 18% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal