2. Instructor Information
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Name |
Minah Lee |
Department |
Dept. of Battery Eng. |
| Email address |
malee@postech.ac.kr
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Homepage |
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| Office |
0542792135 |
Office Phone |
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| Office Hours |
Flexible and available by prior appointment. Please email to arrange a suitable time.
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3. Course Objectives
This course equips graduate students with core organic chemistry principles—such as acid-base behavior, nucleophilic/electrophilic substitution, and radical reactions—relevant to battery materials. Emphasis is placed on understanding functional groups (ethers, esters, fluorinated compounds, polymers) and their reactivity under electrochemical environments, fostering the ability to evaluate and design stable organic components for battery systems.
4. Prerequisites & require
Students are expected to have the “basic knowledge” about General Chemistry and Electrochemistry.
5. Grading
Attendance (10), Participation (10), Midterm exam (40), Individual project (40)
6. Course Materials
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7. Course References
Lecture materials will be prepared by PDF file.
8. Course Plan
This course provides a foundation in organic chemistry tailored to battery research. Students will explore the structure and reactivity of key functional groups such as ethers, esters, fluorinated organics, and polymers. Fundamental concepts—acid-base chemistry, nucleophilic/electrophilic interactions, and radical reactions—will be discussed in the context of electrolyte stability, interphase formation, and degradation mechanisms. Spectroscopic techniques (e.g., NMR, FTIR, MS) will be introduced for characterizing organic compounds and tracking chemical changes during cycling. By bridging core organic chemistry with practical battery applications, this course prepares students to critically analyze and engineer organic materials for next-generation energy storage systems.
9. Course Operation
Lecture & individual presentation
10. How to Teach & Remark
11. Supports for Students with a Disability
- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.
- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.
- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance