MLL740
| MLL740 | |
|---|---|
| Nanostructures and Nanomaterials | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 3-0-0 |
| Pre-requisites | EC75 |
| Overlaps | |
MLL740 : Nanostructures and Nanomaterials
[edit]Overview of Nanostructures and Nanomaterials: Scaling laws, Dimensionality, Hybrid nanomaterials; Effect of size, structure, mechanism, and property on material performance; Synthesis of nanostructures: Bottom up and top down approaches, Thermodynamics of Nanomaterials: Configurational entropy and Gibbs free energy of nanocrystals; Surface reconstruction and reconfiguration. Nanoelectronics: single electron phenomenon, Quantum transport of electrons, Electrical conductance through a single atom, nanowire, nanotubes; Single electron transistor; Molecular electronics. Photonic properties of nanomaterials: Surface plasmon resonance in metals, bandgap variation in semiconductors, optical tweezers, photonic crystals. Nanomechanics: Nanomechanical oscillators using beams and atoms, Scanning probe microscopy, Nanomagnetism: Magnetic properties of small magnetic clusters, nanoparticles, Magnetoresistance, Spintronics, Superparamagnetism. MLL741 Biodegradable polymeric Materials 3 credits (3-0-0) Concept of biodegradation; mechanism of biodegradation; kinetics Courses of Study 2024-2025 Materials Science and Engineering 264of biodegradation; methods to evaluate biodegradation; bioplastics, biodegradable polymers and their synthesis; biodegradable polymer blends and composites; technology and processing of biodegradable polymers; applications of biodegradable polymers.