Chem 522: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Dr. Mustafa M. Demir
Science Faculty Building
Room number: 222
Phone: 7511
e-mail: mdemir@iyte.edu.tr
Course Outline:
1- i) What is Nanoscience ?
ii) Historical Background of Nanoscience ?
iii) Why Nano ?
Week 1
2- Quantum Basis of Nanoworld
Week 2-3
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Review of classical mechanics
de Broglie's hypothesis
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
Pauli exclusion principle
Schrödinger's equation
Properties of the wave function
Application: quantum well, wire, dot
Quantum Wells, Wires, and Dots
Week 4
i) Electronic band structures
ii) Application: Optical transitions in solids
4- i) Molecular Interactions
ii) Macromolecules and Aggregates
Week 5-6
5- Intermolecular Forces (strong forces, weak forces, van der Waals Forces) Week 7
Time period between week 8 and week 14 will be covered by student presentations.
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Journals at İYTE Library:
Nature Materials
Chemistry of Materials
Science Magazine
Advanced Materials
Advanced Functional Materials
Angewandte Chemie
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
Account for Chemical Research
Materials Today
Journal of Materials Chemistry
Journal of Materials Research
Journal of Materials Science
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Polymer Engineering and Science
Polymer Journal
Macromolecules
Biomacromolecules
Macromolecular Theory Polymer
Biopolymers
Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Annual Review of Materials Science
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
Journal of Nanoparticle Research
Journal of Materials Science Letters
Reference:
Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins and Julie de Paula
Nanochemistry by Geoffrey A Ozin, Andre C Arsenault
Introduction to Nanotechnology by Charles P. Poole and Frank J. Owens
Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Intermolecular and Surface Forces by Jacob Israelachvili
Grading Policy:
Class Presentation 1 – 1st Midterm: 25 %
Class Presentation 2 – 2nd Midterm: 25 %
Final exam: 30 %
Participation in class: 20 %
GOOD LUCK.