Introduction to Nano Technology detailed syllabus for ME Stream Chemistry Group for 2022 Scheme curriculum has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the ME Stream Chemistry Group students. For course code, course name, duration, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For ME Stream Chemistry Group 1st Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit ME Stream Chemistry Group 1st Sem 2022 Scheme scheme. For Emerging Technology Course-I scheme and its subjects refer to ME Stream Chemistry Group Emerging Technology Course-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of introduction to nano technology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Teaching-Learning Process
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- Chalk and Talk
- Powerpoint presentation
- Video Lecturing
- E-sources
- Self learning
Module 1:
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Module 2:
(07 hours of pedagogy) Characterization of Nanomaterials Basic principles and instrumentations of Electron Microscopy -Transmission Electron Microscope, Scanning Electron Microscope, Scanning Probes- Scanning Tunneling microscope, Atomic Force Microscope -different imaging modes, comparison of SEM and TEM, AFM and STM, AFM and SEM. Basic principles of working of X-ray diffraction, derivation of Debye-Scherrer equation, numericals on Debye Scherrer equation, Optical Spectroscopy- Instrumentation and application of IR, UV/VIS (Band gap measurement)
Module 3:
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Module 4:
(07 hours of pedagogy) Nanotechnology in Energy storage and conversion Solar cells: First generation, Second generation and third generation solar cells: Construction and working of Dye sensitized and Quantum dot sensitized solar cells. Batteries: Nanotechnology in Lithium ion battery- working, Requirements of anodic and cathodic materials, classification based on ion storage mechanisms, limitations of graphite anodes, Advances in Cathodic materials, Anodic materials, Separators Fuel Cells:Introduction, construction, working of fuel cells and nanotechnology in hydrogen storage and proton exchange membranes Self study for lifelong learning: Super capacitors: Introduction, construction and working of supercapacitor
Module 5:
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Course Outcomes:
(Course Skill Set) At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the synthesis of nanoparticles by various techniques. [L2]
- Explain working of basic instruments used in characterization of nanoparticles. [L2]
- Discuss the application of nanotechnology to mechanical and civil domains [L2]
- Classify the nanomaterials based on the dimensions. [L3]
- Assess the suitability of nanomaterials for various device applications. [L4]
Suggested Learning Resources:
Books (Title of the Book/Name of the author/Name of the publisher/Edition and Year)
- Nano Materials – A.K. Bandyopadhyay/ New Age Publishers
- Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Properties and Applications – C.N.R. Rao, P. John Thomas and G. U. Kulkarni, Springer Series in Materials Science
- Nano Essentials- T. Pradeep/TMH
- Peter J. F. Harris, Carbon nanotube science: synthesis, properties, and applications. Cambridge University Press, 2011
- M.A. Shah, K.A. Shah, “Nanotechnology: The Science of Small”, Wiley India, ISBN 13: 9788126538683
Reference Books:
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Web links and Video Lectures (e-Resources):
- https://nptel.ac.in/courses/118104008
- https://www.digimat.in/nptel/courses/video/118104008/L16.html
- https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/113/106/113106099/
- https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112107283
- https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc22 me131/preview
Practical Based Learning
(Any 5 experiments x 2 hours = 10 practical hours)
- Preparation of silver nanoparticles and characterization of particle size by optical spectroscopy
- Preparation of ZnO nanoparticles by combustion technique
- Preparation of Al2O3 nanoparticles by precipitation method
- Preparation of Silica nanoparticles by sol-gel method
- Preparation of metal oxide nanoparticles by hydrothermal method
- Determination of thermal conductivity of nanofluids using a thermal analyser
- Preparation of thin films by SILAR method
- Determination of Band gap of given material using Tauc plot
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of ME Stream Chemistry Group 1st Sem, visit ME Stream Chemistry Group 1st Sem subject syllabuses for 2022 Scheme.
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