课程基本信息（Course Information）

课程代码

（Course Code）

*学时

（Credit Hours）

48

*学分（Credits）

3

*课程名称（Course Name）

（中文）能源电化学基础

（英文）Fundamentals of Energy Electrochemistry

课程性质(Course Type)

专业课Specialized Course

授课语言(Language of

Instruction)

英文English

*开课院系（School）

中英国际低碳学院China-UK Low Carbon College

先修课程（Prerequisite）

授课教师（Teacher）

周叶(Ye Zhou)

课程网址(Course

Webpage)

*课程简介

本课程是一门面向研究生的专业基础课，主要介绍与能源存储与转化相关的电化学过程的基本概念与原理。

课程旨在培养学生对电化学过程的基本认识，提升其分析电化学体系、典型现象及特征曲线的能力，为深入理解电化学在能源领域的应用奠定坚实的理论基础。课程内容包括电化学基础理论的系统讲解，涵盖电化学相关的基本概念、电化学反应的热力学、电极过程与动力学、液相中的传质过程、电化学分析方法等。同时，课程还将介绍电化学在能源技术中的应用基础，如电池储能、清洁燃料制备、电解与电合成等关键技术。

* Description

Thiscourseisagraduate-levelcorecoursethatintroducesthefundamentalconcepts and principles of electrochemical processes related toenergystorageandconversion.

It aims to cultivate students ’ foundational understanding of electrochemicalphenomena and to enhancetheirabilitytoanalyzeelectrochemical systems,behaviors,andcharacteristiccurves.Thecourseprovidesasolidtheoreticalbasisfor further exploration of electrochemical technologiesintheenergyfield.The course covers a systematic introductiontoelectrochemicalfundamentals,including basic concepts, the thermodynamics of electrochemical reactions,electrode processesand kinetics, mass transport in liquid phases, andelectrochemicalanalysis methods. Inaddition,itintroduces the fundamentalprinciples behind electrochemical applications in energytechnologies,suchasbattery energy storage, clean fuel production,and electrolysisandelectrosynthesis.

课程教学大纲（Course Syllabus）

*学习目标(Learning

Outcomes)

Upon completion of this course,the student will be able to:

1)define basic electrochemical concepts

2) describe the electrode process and the electrode/electrolyte interfacial structure

3) understand the electron-transfer kinetics and mass transport

4) apply the Nernst equation to different electrochemical systems

5)explaintheoriginofoverpotentialandtherelationshipbetweencurrentandpotential/the Tafelequation

6) predict the potential electrochemicalreactions forapracticalelectrochemicalsystem

7)describethevariousapplicationsofelectrochemistryandexplaintheirbasicworking principles

*教学内容、进度

安排及要求

(ClassSchedule

& Requirements)

Chapter

Course Content

Credit hours

Chapter1

Review of

electrochemistry

Course introduction and review ofelectrochemical fundamentals

3

Chapter 2

Electrochemicalthermodynamics

Origin of electrode potential,

Equilibrium electrodepotential,

Standard reduction potential, and itsphysical interpretation

7

Chapter3

Electrode/electrolyte

interface structure

and properties

Electric double layerat the

electrode/electrolyte interface,Faradaic/non-faradaic electrodeprocess

5

Chapter 4

Basics of electrode

process

Polarization, Overpotential, Electrodereaction process

6

Chapter5

Electrode kinetics

Butler-Volmer model of electrode kinetics, Potential step/sweep

methods, and i-V characteristics

9

Chapter6

Mass transfer

Mass transfer effect(diffusion,migration, and convection)

4

Chapter 7

Applications ofelectrochemistry

Applications of electrochemistry in battery technologies, cleanfuel

production, industrial electrolysis &synthesis, etc.

8

Assessment

Project (oral presentation) & Finalexam

6

*考核方式(Grading)

Class Participation: 20%

Final Exam:55%

Projects: 25%