Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CR4306 : Ceramics in Energy Sectors { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Ranabrata Mazumder
Syllabus
| Module 1 : |
Definition, classification, scope and market. Insulators and dielectrics: low-loss ceramics, Capacitors: Types and Applications ceramic capacitors and other emerging capacitors, processing, properties Piezoelectric: properties, processing and application Fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC): Fundamentals, Cathode materials, Anode materials, Electrolyte, Interconnect, Glass ceramic seals, Design of fuel cell. Ceramic based Membrane for fuel cell. Li-Battery Technologies and Energy Storage. High Temperature Batteries Thermoelectric materials: Fundamentals and current advances Solar Cell: basics and materials Materials issues in Non-conventional solar cell Light-Emitting Diode. White Light Generation. Phosphor. Up-conversion and down-conversion phosphor. Rare earth phosphor. |
Course Objective
| 1 . |
To get knowledge on application of ceramics in energy sector |
Course Outcome
| 1 . |
Knowledge and expertise on ceramics materials |
Essential Reading
| 1 . |
A. J. Moulson and J. M. Herbert, Electroceramics: Materials, Properties and Applications, John Wiley and Sons , 2003. |
| 2 . |
N.Q.Minh and T.Takahashi, Science and Technology of Ceramic Fuel Cell, Elsevier, , 1995 |
Supplementary Reading
| 1 . |
D. Linden,T. B. Reddy, Handbook of Batteries, McGraw-Hill , 2002 |
| 2 . |
edited by Enrique Maciá, Thermoelectric Materials: Advances and Applications, CRC Press, , 2016 |