Course

Unit I

Introduction to Nanomaterials. Introduction to Material Science, interdisciplinary nature, structure of nanomaterials, length scales, de-Broglie wavelength & exciton Bohr radius, foundations of quantum mechanics: wave function, Schrdinger equation, uncertainty principle, quantum wells, quantum wires, quantum dots, articles.

Unit II

Nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, size effect and properties of nanoparticles – particle size – particle shape – particle density, specific surface area and pore – composite structure, crystal structure – functionality of nanostructures and their characteristic evaluation – optical properties – catalytic property; synthesis – methods and strategies, top-down and bottom-up approaches, chemical vapor deposition, laser ablation, electric-arc, sol- gel processing, lithography – surface modification of inorganic nanoparticles by organic functional groups

Unit III

Surface Science and Characterization of Nanomaterials – electron microscopy, MFM, SNOM, SEM, TEM, EDAX, X-ray diffraction and electron diffraction, atomic force microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, spectroscopy: UV-visible spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, FTIR and ATR, Raman spectroscopy, self-assembled monolayers.

Unit IV

Nanotechnology: applications and devices. Nanoscale materials, nano transfer printing, biomaterials applications, MEMS and NEMS, self-organization, nanoscale (opto) electronics, fullerenes, devices – actuators and motors for nanodisplacements, nanosensors, development of optical memory using semiconductor nanoparticles – nozzle-free inkjet technology – dendrimers and their application to organic electronics devices – nanomedicines, bio-imaging with quantum dots.

Unit V

Environmental Issues in Nanotechnology – nanoparticles and environment – nanoparticles in atmosphere- ground water, exhaust gases wastewater and indoor environments; safety of nanoparticles – problems caused by nanoparticles, safety assessment for the nanoparticles; removal of nanoparticles.

TEXTBOOKS1.T. Pradeep, Nano – The Essentials Understanding Nanoscience and Technology, McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2008.2.Charles P. Pool and Frank J. Ovens, Introduction to Nanotechnology, John Wiley and sons, 2006.REFERENCES1.Ozin, Geoffrey Alan, Arsenault, Nanochemistry: A Chemical Approach to Nanomaterials, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2008.2.C.N.R. Rao, A. Muller, A.K. Cheetham, The Chemistry of Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications, Wiley-Vch Verlag Gmbh & Co., 2004.3.Alexei Nabok, Organic and Inorganic Nanostructures, Artech House, 2005.4.C. Richard Brundle, Charles A. Evans Jr., and Shaun Wilson, Encyclopedia of Materials Characterization, Butterworth-Heinemann Publishers, 1992.5.Masuo Hosokawa, Kiyoshi Nogi, Makio Naito and Toyokazu Yokoyama, Nanoparticle Technology Handbook, Elsevier Publishers, 2007.