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CHEM 4300 Nanochem & Tech


The visionary talk, “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom” by Richard Feynman hearlded a new era of multidisciplinary scientific discoveries, which can be classified as field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Nanochemistry and nanotechnology has become an integral part of modern life and is leading the way in research and developments in various cross disciplinary fields. Nanochemistry can be defined as the study and manipulation of materials at nanoscale(atomic scale) where properties differ significantly from those at a larger scale. The nanotechnologies deal with the design, generation, characterization and application of structures, devices and systems by controlling shape, dimension and size at the nanometer scale. This course is designed to cover a broad range of topics related to the chemical, biochemical and technological aspects of nanoscale materials. In this course emphasis is placed on the synthesis, properties, and characterization of nanosized materials. The topics covered in this course include the mathematics of scale, top down and bottom up approaches to nanomaterials, microscopy, and the synthesis of carbon based nanomaterials. The biological aspects and perspectives are covered in the form of nanomachines, proteolipid assemblies, biomimetic nanostructures, supramolecular complexes of DNA and natural biomotors. An in-depth treatment of the topics including quantum dots, piezoelectric and photovoltaic nanomaterials, and the applications of nanotechnology to catalysis, medicine and environmental problems is also undertaken. Kinetics and mechanisms of stabilization are also introduced. The laboratory section complementary to the lecture course is focused mostly on carrying out synthetic and characterization experiments and emphasizes physical and analytical methods. Experiments follow very closely most of the concepts taught in the lecture portion.
Credits: 4.0