BIOcoretheorySem 3
INTRODUCTION TO NANOMATERIALS & CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES
BME 4315
Syllabus
- 01Introduction nanotechnology: Nanomaterials - classifications, synthesis methods, surface functionalization of nanoparticles, nanocomposites
- 02Properties of nanomaterials: mechanical properties, optical properties, magnetic properties
- 03Characterization tools for nanomaterials and nanosystems - structural and chemical characterization techniques
- 04Physical and chemical characterization of Nanomaterials: Transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), scanning tunneling microscope (STM), atomic force microscope (AFM)
- 05X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), Mass spectroscopy, chromatography
- 06Thermal characterization of nanomaterials: Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- 07Surface Characterization of nanomaterials: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), auger electron spectroscopy (AES), secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), Raman spectroscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), ultraviolet spectroscopy
References
- Guozhong Cao, Nanostructures and nanomaterials Synthesis, Imperial Press 2011
- G.A. Ozin and A.C. Arsenault, Nanochemistry: A chemical approach to Nanomaterials, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2005
- T. Pradeep, A Textbook of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, McGraw Hill Education, 1st edition, 2017
- P. M. Ajayan, L. S. Schadler, P. V. Braun, Nanocomposite Science and Technology, Wiley-VCH; 1 edition
Credits Structure
3Lecture
0Tutorial
0Practical
3Total