Class schedule | HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) | Amount of Time Required | |
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1. | Inorganic chemistry of metal complex As a basis of metal complex, concept of coordination chemistry, nomenclature, ligands, and molecular structures will be introduced. |
Preparation and review of coordination chemistry. | 120minutes |
2. | Electronic structure and properties of metal complex Based on crystal field theory and ligand field theory, electronic structure of metal complexes will be explained. In addition, interesting properties derived from the electronic structures will be introduced. |
Preparation and review of metal complexes. | 120minutes |
3. | Reaction mechanism of metal complex Three important reaction mechanisms observed in displacement reactions of metal complexes will be discussed. |
Preparation and review of reaction mechanisms of metal complexes. | 120minutes |
4. | Organometallic compound Types, bonding, and chemical reactions of organometallic compounds will be discussed. |
Preparation and review of organometallic compounds. | 120minutes |
5. | Catalysis of metal complex As an important example of applications of metal complexes, catalysis will be introduced. |
Preparation and review of catalysis of metal complex. | 120minutes |
6. | Life activity and metal complex Significance of metal complexes in life activities will be introduced. |
Preparation and review of role of metal complexes in life activity. | 120minutes |
7. | Crystal structure of solid state material Crystal structures of solid state materials will be discussed. |
Preparation and review of crystal structures of solid state materials. | 120minutes |
8. | Electronic structures of solid state material Difference in electronic structures of metals, insulators, and semiconductors will be discussed. Then, as a example of important applications of solid state materials, semiconducting devices will be introduced. |
Preparation and review of electronic structures of solid state materials. | 120minutes |
9. | Defects of solid state material and diffusion Concepts of defects and their role on atomic diffusion in solid state materials will be studied. Further, as an example of diffusion-driven functionalities, ionic conduction will be introduced. |
Preparation and review of defects of solid state material and diffusion. | 120minutes |
10. | Applications of solid state material Other applications will be overviewed to emphasize importance of solid state materials in research and industrial activities of inorganic chemistry. |
Preparation and review of applications of solid state materials. | 120minutes |
11. | Energy and electric potential Relationships between Gibbs free energy and electric potential will e discussed. |
Preparation and review of Gibbs free energy and electric potential. | 120minutes |
12. | Standard electrode potential and electromotive force of battery Standard electrode potential will be introduced. In addition, relationship between standard electrode potential and electromotive force will be discussed. |
Preparation and review of Standard electrode potential and electromotive force of battery. | 120minutes |
13. | Lithium ion battery As an example of electrochemical applications, lithium ion batteries will be introduced. Their structure, operating principles, and recent researches will be discussed. |
Preparation and review of lithium ion batteries. | 120minutes |
14. | Final exam Final exam will evaluate fundamental knowledges of students about inorganic chemistry of metal complexes, solid state materials, and electrochemical materials. The exam also evaluate students’ ability to explain advanced inorganic phenomena and operating principles of application devices based on the fundamental knowledges. |
Review of slides distributed in lectures from #7 to #13 before the exam. | 120minutes |
Total. | - | - | 1680minutes |
Report | Final exma | Quiz | Total. | |
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1. | 20% | 20% | 5% | 45% |
2. | 20% | 0% | 5% | 25% |
3. | 0% | 10% | 5% | 15% |
4. | 0% | 10% | 5% | 15% |
Total. | 40% | 40% | 20% | - |
Work experience | Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicatable |
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N/A | N/A |