CHEM385
CHEM MATERIALS/STORE ENERGY
- Department
- Chemistry
- Terms offered
- 3
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Establishing zero-carbon societies is of paramount importance for our planet's future and will require developing superior energy storage technologies. In this course, students will explore the chemistry of materials that store energy. Students will discover the multiple roles that nanostructured transition metal complexes, carbon allotropes and conducting polymers play in electrochemical capacitors and batteries. The fundamental chemical concepts that dictate electronic, capacitive and pseudocapacitive behavior of materials will be studied. This course strives to pinpoint chemical fundamentals by describing connections between molecular structure and charge transfer events responsible for energy storage. Characterization of materials via spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques as well as the fabrication of electrochemical cells will be investigated.
Syllabi
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Offerings and forecast 2022–2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 37% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 5 fall terms since 2022. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 39% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 5 fall terms since 2022. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 41% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 5 fall terms since 2022. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 43% chance, low confidence. Offered in 3 of 5 fall terms since 2022. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2025 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
Meeting times
Recent first- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM Sackler Science Center S223 2026
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Julio M. D'Arcy | Lecture | 1 | 2 of 12 enrolled | 24646 |
| Fall 2024 | Julio M. D'Arcy | Lecture | 1 | 3 of 16 enrolled | 23157 |
| Fall 2022 | Julio M. D'Arcy | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 16 enrolled | 21663 |