Solid State Materials: From Design, Chemistry to Functional Devices

Are you interested in exploring solid-state materials for applications in energy, computing, or catalysis? Or how about investigating the science of colloidal processing, fabricating crystalline/ glass- type ceramics, or understanding structure-property relationships? Then this is the course for you! In this class, we will explore modern ceramic processing - ranging from large-scale synthesis, 3D manufacturing and printing to nanoscale-thin film structures integrated for microelectronics useful for material, chemical, electronic or mechanical engineers. Examples of devices studied include opto-electronic materials, sensors, memories, batteries, solar-to-fuel convertors, and solid oxide fuel cells. As part of this class, you will be provided the skills and guidance to design ceramic and glassy materials for large-scale components as energy storage or convertors, or for nanoscale electronic applications in information storage devices.

Knowledge on manufacture of large scale to small scale solid state materials , their structure-property design and device engineering from batteries, fuel cells, neuromorphic computing to sensing is targeted.

The module is targeted to the M. Sc. level for students of either Chemistry, Physics, Material Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering. A natural science or engineering Bachlor degree is of advantage.

The module consists of a lecture (2SWS) and an exercise (1SWS). The lecture targets topics of solid state material design, synthesis and how to design and engineer these for functions in energy and information devices.

Blackboad and powperpoint slides are used for to educate in the class - in the exercise portion there are also lab demonstrations forseen besides exercises.

Reading list will be provided during the classes.

Written examination at the end of the class of 90 min. In the examination the students are tested on their knowledge concerning solid state materials and synthesis, structure-property relations, applications of the latter to fields of energy conversion and storage (batteries, fuel cells) or information (sensors, memristors for neural networks) and others.