Syllabus
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Course Code: MMVD 303 Course Name: Program Elective-I - Nano Science & Technology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nano materials, History, ethical issues, applications in different fields, bottom up and top down approaches, Introduction to Zero, One and Two Dimensional Nanostructures, Quantum devices: Resonant tunneling diode, Coulomb Blockade, Single Electron Transistor. | |
| 2 | Nano Material Synthesis techniques Physical methods: ball milling, Atomic Layer Deposition, Molecular beam epitaxy , spray pyrolysis, Chemical Methods: Sol gel, self assembly, Chemical Vapor depositions, template manufacturing, biological synthesis | |
| 3 | Carbon nanotubes, structures and synthesis, growth mechanism and properties, devices applications, Nanowires: synthesis and characterization, Molecular Switches and logic gates. Nano manipulation and nano lithography: E-beam and nano imprint lithography. | |
| 4 | High resolution nano lithography, Dip-Pen lithography, AFM Lithography. Nano characterization: High Resolution TEM, Scanning Probe Microscopes: Atomic Force Microscope and Scanning Tunneling Microscope, Nano manipulator, Lab on a Chip concept | |
