GE 2023 FUNDAMENTALS OF NANOSCIENCE Syllabus

GE 2023  FUNDAMENTALS OF NANOSCIENCE   Syllabus

GE 2023                   FUNDAMENTALS OF NANOSCIENCE
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UNIT I     INTRODUCTION                       9
Nanoscale Science and Technology-  Implications  for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and  
Engineering-Classifications of nanostructured materials- nano particles- quantum dots,
nanowires-ultra-thinfilms-multilayered materials. Length Scales  involved and effect on
properties:  Mechanical,  Electronic,  Optical,  Magnetic  and  Thermal  properties.
Introduction to properties and motivation for study (qualitative only).


UNIT II   PREPARATION METHODS                                       10 
Bottom-up  Synthesis-Top-down  Approach:  Precipitation,  Mechanical  Milling,  Colloidal
routes,  Self-assembly,  Vapour  phase  deposition,  MOCVD,  Sputtering,  Evaporation,
Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Atomic Layer Epitaxy, MOMBE.

UNIT III   PATTERNING AND LITHOGRAPHY FOR NANOSCALE DEVICES       7
Introduction to optical/UV electron beam and X-ray Lithography systems and processes,
Wet etching, dry (Plasma /reactive ion) etching, Etch resists-dip pen lithography

UNIT IV   PREPARATION ENVIRONMENTS                                                           9
Clean rooms: specifications and design, air and water purity, requirements for particular
processes,  Vibration  free  environments:  Services  and  facilities  required.  Working
practices,  sample  cleaning,  Chemical  purification,  chemical  and  biological
contamination, Safety issues, flammable and toxic hazards, biohazards.

UNIT V   CHARECTERISATION TECHNIQUES                         10
X-ray diffraction  technique, Scanning Electron Microscopy  - environmental  techniques,
Transmission  Electron Microscopy  including  high-resolution  imaging,  Surface Analysis
techniques- AFM, SPM, STM, SNOM, ESCA, SIMS-Nanoindentation
                   
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS:

1.  A.S.  Edelstein  and  R.C.  Cammearata,  eds.,  Nanomaterials:  Synthesis,  Properties
and Applications, (Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol and Philadelphia, 1996)
2.  N  John  Dinardo,  Nanoscale  charecterisation  of  surfaces  &  Interfaces,  Second
edition,  Weinheim Cambridge, Wiley-VCH, 2000


REFERENCES:

1.  G Timp (Editor), Nanotechnology, AIP press/Springer, 1999
2.  Akhlesh  Lakhtakia  (Editor)  The  Hand  Book  of  Nano  Technology,  “Nanometer
Structure”,  Theory, Modeling  and  Simulations.  Prentice-Hall  of  India  (P)  Ltd, New
Delhi, 2007.