Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CY4214 : Nanomaterials Chemistry { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Priyabrat Dash
Syllabus
An introductory undergraduate/graduate level course to nanomaterials chemistry for students interested in the nature, preparation, characterization, and properties of crystalline inorganic solids in bulk, thin film, and nanoscale form. Emphasis is on a chemistry approach to periodic solids, beginning with a survey of descriptive crystal chemistry, bonding, and structure-property relationships. Students will learn common preparation methods, the characterization of solids by diffraction, and classical and quantum models of electronic structure. Later on, basic concepts of nanochemistry along with their synthesis methods (top-down and bottom-up) will be discussed. Major tools such as SEM, TEM, EDS, AFM, gas adsorption, etc used to characterize nanomaterials will be presented. Unique properties of nanomaterials such as chemical, optical, magnetic, electrical and mechanical properties will be briefly taught.
Course Objectives
- To have in-depth understanding of a new topics of nanoscience and <br />nanotechnology.
Course Outcomes
The students will gain detailed information about various synthesis protocols, characterization tools and <br />industrial applications of nanomaterials.
Essential Reading
- G. F. Ozin, A. C. Arsenault and L. Cademartiri, Nanochemistry: A chemical approach to nanomaterials, , RSC Publishing, 2nd edition , 2009
- C. N. Rao, A. Muller, A. K. Cheetham, Nanomaterials Chemistry: Recent Developments and New Applications, Wiley-VCH , 2007
Supplementary Reading
- A. R. West, Solid State Chemistry and Its Applications, ohn Wiley and Sons , 2009
- C.N.R. Rao, A.Muller, A.K. Chutham, The Chemistry of Nanoparticles (Synthesis, Properties and Applications), Vol 1 & Vol 2, WILEY-VCH , 2007