• Important Terms of batteries • Why lithium batteries? • Necessity, and advantage • Different types of lithium batteries • Primary and secondary/rechargeable • Working mechanism • How they store charges

• Lithium-metal batteries • Safety problem • Lithium-ion batteries • Components, working mechanism • Cathode materials: LiFePO4 , Li-Mn-O

• Introduction of Tin • Chemistry of Tin • Molecular structure and Li insertion • Synthesis and modification methods • One literature example

• Introduction of TiO2 • Chemistry of TiO2 • Molecular structure and Li insertion • Synthesis and modification methods • Several literature examples

• Why safety? • Origins of safety concerns • Thermal runaway process: 3 stages • Materials with improved battery safety • Materials to solve problems in 3 stages

• Why solid-state electrolyte (SSE)? • Requirements of SSE • History and Category of SSE • Examples of SSE in each type

• Introduction of silicon • Chemistry of silicon • Reaction mechanisms of silicon anode • Problems • Synthesis and modification methods • One literature example

• Overview of anode materials • Introduction of graphite • Chemistry of graphite • Molecular structure and Li insertion • Synthesis and modification methods • One literature example

• Discovery • Chemistry of LiFePO4 • Molecular structure and Li diffusion • Advantages and disadvantages • Synthesis and modification methods • One literature example

一、课程性质、目的和任务 《化工原理》课程是化工类及相近专业的一门主要技术基础课，它是综合运用数学、物 理、化学等基础知识，分析和解决化工类型生产中各种物理过程（或单元操作）问题的工程 学科，本课程担负着由理论到工程、由基础到专业的桥梁作用。该课程教学水平的高低，对 化工类及相近专业学生的业务素质和工程能力的培养起着至关重要的作用