Nano Material Characterization Techniques Detailed Syllabus for Nano Technology M.Tech first year first sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Nano Material Characterization Techniques M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year first sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year I Sem.
Prerequisite:
- Basic band gap, energy systems
- Mechanics of solids, metallurgy and materials science
Course Objectives: To familiarize students with material characterization techniques and its importance and to get exposure with various techniques of characterization and interpretation of results including standards etc.,
Course Outcomes:
- To bring out the importance of material characterization and various methods
- To bring out electrical, thermal and other characterization techniques.
- To familiarize about various equipment.
Unit – I : Compositional and structural Characterization techniques: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX), Principles and applications of X-ray diffraction; electron diffraction, Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), Ion beam techniques: SIMS & RBS. Case studies.
Unit – II : Advanced Microscopy Techniques for Nano materials Characterization High resolution microscopy; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM).
Unit – III : Spectroscopic techniques: UV- Visible Spectroscopy, Photo-luminescence Spectroscopy, Mossbauer spectroscopy, Fourier Transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy techniques: micro Raman and laser Raman. Examples with nano materials.
Unit – IV : Nano materials Electrical characterization techniques: Measurement of resistivity by 4-prob method, Hall measurement, electron beam induced current measurement (EBIC).
Unit-V : Thermal and Magnetic characterization: Thermal analysis, Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, SQUID magnetometer
REFERENCE BOOKS:
- Nano: The Essentials -Understanding Nano Science and Nanotechnology by T.Pradeep, Tata Mc. Graw Hill
- Introduction to Nano Technology by Charles. P. Poole Jr and Frank J. Owens, Wiley India Pvt Ltd.
- A practical approach to X-Ray diffraction analysis by C. Suryanarayana
- Electron Microscopy and analysis by P.J. Goodhew and F.J. Humpreys
- Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray microanalysis by J.I. Goldstein
- Characterization of nanostructured materials by Z.L. Wang
- Modern Raman Spectroscopy: A practical approach by E. Smith and G.DentPrinciples of Instrumental analysis by D.A. Skoog, F.J. Hollen and T.A. Niemann
- Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy: Basic Aspects and Applications by S.Svanberg
- Nanotechnology: Principles and Practices – Sulabha K. Kulkarni – Capital Publishing Company
- Specimen preparation for Transmission Electron microscopy by John & Bravmno et al, published by MRS
- Photoelectron spectroscopy by JHD Eland, Butterworth & Co. publishers, 2nd education.
- Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology by H. S. Nalwa
For all other M.Tech 1st Year 1st Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Tech Nano Technology 1st Year 1st Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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