Nanomaterials and Applications detailed syllabus for Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (EIE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the EIE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit EIE 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to EIE Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of nanomaterials and applications is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
NANOMATERIALS Introduction, Classification: 0D, 1D, 2D, 3D nanomaterials and nano-composites, their mechanical, electrical, optical, magnetic properties; Nanomaterials versus bulk materials.
Unit II
THERMODYNAMICS & KINETICS OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS Size and interface/interphase effects, interfacial thermodynamics, phase diagrams, diffusivity, grain growth, and thermal stability of nanomaterials.
Unit III
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Unit IV
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS Principles of emerging nanoscale X-ray techniques such as small angle X-ray scattering and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS), electron and neutron diffraction techniques and their application to nanomaterials; SPM, Nanoindentation, Grain size, phase formation, texture, stress analysis
Unit V
APPLICATIONS Applications of nanoparticles, quantum dots, nanotubes, nanowires, nanocoatings; applications in electronic, electrical and medical industries
Course Outcomes:
After completion of this course, the students will be able to
- Evaluate nanomaterials and understand the different types of nanomaterials
- Recognise the effects of dimensionality of materials on the properties
- Process different nanomaterials and use them in engineering applications
- Use appropriate techniques for characterising nanomaterials
- Identify and use different nanomaterials for applications in different engineering fields
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Poole C.P, and Owens F.J., Introduction to Nanotechnology, John Wiley 2003
- Nalwa H.S., Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, American Scientific Publishers 2004
- Zehetbauer M.J. and Zhu Y.T., Bulk Nanostructured Materials, Wiley 2008
- Wang Z.L., Characterization of Nanophase Materials, Wiley 2000
- Gutkin Y., Ovid’ko I.A. and Gutkin M., Plastic Deformation in Nanocrystalline Materials, Springer 2004
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering 7th Sem, visit EIE 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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