PCH231 NANOCHEMICAL
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Course Objective:
To
learn the fundamental concepts of energy, mass and electron transport in
materials confined or geometrically patterned at the nanoscale,
where departures from classical laws are dominant.
Introduction: History of nano-revolution,
Nano scale materials and their applications, Carbon nano tubes, Organic and inorganic nano
structures, Main engineering activities of design,
manufacture and testing in nanotechnology context.
Materials:
An overview of the physical
(mechanical, electrical) and chemical properties of different classes of solid
materials such as metals, semi conductors, insulators and polymers, Focus on different nanomaterials: Carbon nanotubes,
inorganic nanowires, organic molecules for
electronics, biological and bio-inspired materials, metallic nanomaterials, Different shape nanomaterials,
Examples of size effects of properties observed in
thin films, colloids and nano-crystals.
Characterization:
Photoelectron, Optical and ion spectroscopy and probe microscopy, Transmission
Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).
Applications: Examples
of applications in Micro and nano-technology
including, Micro fluidics, Micro Electron Mechanical Systems (MEMS) membrane
technology, Drug-delivery, Catalysts and coatings.
Course
learning outcomes (CLOs):
The
students will be able to:
1. apply basic concepts of nanotechnology and nanoscience
2. select different nano-materials and
perform their characterization
3. apply the concepts of nanotechnology in chemical engineering
Recommended Books:
1.
Zikang, T.
and Ping, S.,NanoScience and
Technology: Novel Structures and Phenomena, Taylor and Francis (2003).
2.
Rieth, M.,Nano-Engineering in Science and
Technology: An Introduction to the World of Nano
design, World Scientific (2003).
3.
Kelsall,
R., Hamley, I., and Geoghegan,
M.,Nanoscale Science and
Technology, Wiley (2005).
4.
Ventra,
M.D.,Evoy, S., and Heflin
J.R., Jr., Introduction to Nanoscale Science and
Technology, Springer (2004).
5. Meyyappan, M., Carbon Nanotubes,
Science and application; CRCPress(2005).
6.
Watarai, H., Teramae, N., and Sawada, T., Interfacial Nano-chemistry, Kluwer
Academic/Plenum Press(2005).