Day |
Course Name |
Course Detail |
1 |
General Introduction to Nanotechnology
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Historical perspective;
Types of natural and synthetic nanomaterials;
Technological relevance in the 21st century
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2 |
Basics of Nanoscale science -I |
Free electron theory; Band theory of solids; Bloch’s function and Bloch’s theorem; KP model
|
3 |
Basics of Nanoscale science -II |
Dual wave behavior of electrons; de Broglie & Heisenberg uncertainty principle; Schoredinger equation and its application in nanoscience; zero point energy
|
4 |
Chemistry of nanoscale materials
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Emergence of Nanoscience with special reference to Feynman and Drexler; Role of particle size
|
5 |
Size dependent properties of nanomaterials
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Change in surface to volume ratio,electrical,optical and thermal properties related to size
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6 |
Organic and inorganic nanomaterials |
Naturally occurring inorganic nanomaterials; Laboratory synthesis of nanomaterials; methods and techniques for size control of crystal growth
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7 |
Biological Nanomaterials |
Nanomaterials in the living world; Biological molecules as nano-functional systems; Biomimetic Nanotechnology
|
8 |
Applications of anomaterials-I |
Industrially significant applications of nanomaterials- nanophosphors, paints, textile, food technology, solar cells
|
9 |
Applications of Nanomaterials-II |
Use of nanomaterials in Life science; Medically and pharmaceutically important nanomaterials; environmental applications and impact of nanomaterials
|
10 |
Assessment
And award of certificate |
Written paper (1 hour) and presentation ( 10 minutes) |