OCH351 NANO TECHNOLOGY
UNIT I INTRODUCTION 8
General definition and size effects–important nano structured materials and
nano particles- importance of nano materials- Size effect on thermal, electrical,
electronic, mechanical, optical and magnetic properties of nanomaterials-
surface area - band gap energy and applications. Photochemistry and
Electrochemistry of nanomaterials –Ionic properties of nanomaterials- Nano
catalysis.
UNIT II SYNTHESIS OF NANOMATERIALS 8
Bottom up and Top-down approach for obtaining nano materials -
Precipitation methods – sol gel technique – high energy ball milling, CVD and
PVD methods, gas phase condensation, magnetron sputtering and laser
deposition methods – laser ablation, sputtering.
UNIT III NANO COMPOSITES 10
Definition- importance of nanocomposites- nano composite materials-
classification of composites- metal/metal oxides, metal-polymer- thermoplastic
based, thermoset based and elastomer based- influence of size, shape and role
of interface in composites applications.
UNIT IV NANO STRUCTURES AND CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES 10
Classifications of nanomaterials - Zero dimensional, one-dimensional and two-
dimensional nanostructures- Kinetics in nanostructured materials- multilayer
thin films and superlattice- clusters of metals, semiconductors and
nanocomposites. Spectroscopic techniques, Diffraction methods, thermal
analysis method, BET analysis method.
UNIT V APPLICATIONS OF NANO MATERIALS 9
Overview of nanomaterials properties and their applications, nano painting,
nano coating, nanomaterials for renewable energy, Molecular Electronics and
Nanoelectronics – Nanobots- Biological Applications. Emerging technologies
for environmental applications- Practice of nanoparticles for environmental
remediation and water treatment TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
CO1 - understand the basic properties such as structural, physical, chemical
properties of nanomaterials and their applications.
CO2 – able to acquire knowledge about the different types of nano material synthesis
CO3 – describes about the shape, size,structure of composite nano
materials and their interference
CO4 – understand the different characterization techniques for nanomaterials
CO5 - develop a deeper knowledge in the application of nanomaterials in different
fields.
