06ME834- Nanotechnology |
PART – A |
UNIT I: |
AN OVERVIEW OF NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY –
historical background – nature, scope and content of the subject –
multidisciplinary aspects – industrial, economic and societal implications.
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UNIT II: |
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES AND METHODS for investigating
and manipulating materials in the nano scale – electron microscope –
scanning probe microscope – optical and other microscopes – light scattering – x-ray diffraction.
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UNIT III: |
FULLERENES – discovery, synthesis and purification – chemistry of
fullerenes in the condensed phase – orientational ordering – pressure effects –
conductivity and superconductivity – ferromagnetism – optical properties.
Carbon Nanotubes – synthesis and purification – filling of nanotubes –
mechanism of growth – electronic structure – transport properties –
mechanical and physical properties – applications.
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UNIT IV: |
SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS – monolayers on gold – growth
process – phase transitions – patterning monolayers – mixed monolayers –
applications.
GAS PHASE CLUSTERS – history of cluster science – formation and
growth – detection and analysis – type and properties of clusters – bonding in
clusters.
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PART – B |
UNIT V: |
SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS – synthesis – electronic structure
of nanocrystals – how quantum dots are studied – correlation of properties
with size – uses.
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UNIT VI: |
MONOLAYER-PROTECTED METAL NANOPARTICLES – method
of preparation–characterization – functionalized metal nanoparticles –
applications – superlattices.
CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES – types – characterization – properties – applications.
NANOSHELLS – types – characterization – properties – applications.
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UNIT VII: |
NANOBIOLOGY – interaction between biomolecules and nanoparticle
surfaces – materials used for synthesis of hybrid nano-bio assemblies –
biological applications – nanoprobes for analytical applications –
nanobiotechnology – future perspectives. Nanosensors – what make them
possible – nanoscale organization for sensors – characterization –
nanosensors based on optical properties – nanosensors based on quantum size
effects – electrochemical sensors – sensors based on physical properties –
nanobiosensors – sensors of the future.
NANOMEDICINES – approach to development – nanotechnology in
diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
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UNIT VIII: |
MOLECULAR NANOMACHINES – covalent and non-covalent
approaches – molecular motors and machines – other molecular devices –
single molecular devices – practical problems involved.
NANOTRIBOLOGY – studying tribology on the nanoscale – applications.
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REFERENCE |
TEXT BOOKS: |
1. NANO: The Essentials – Understanding Nanoscience andNanotechnology; T Pradeep (Professor, IIT Madras); Tata
McGraw-Hill India (2007)
2. Nanotechnology: Richard Booker & Earl Boysen; Wiley (2005).
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Reference Books |
1. Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology [Series:Nanostructure Science and Technology], Di Ventra, et al (Ed);
Springer (2004)
2. Nanotechnology Demystified, Linda Williams & Wade Adams;
McGraw-Hill (2007)
3. Introduction to Nanotechnology, Charles P Poole Jr, Frank J
Owens, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2007.
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