WITH EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 - 2014

ME 462

NANO MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

(ELECTIVE - II)

Instruction                                                                                                                                                                                    4     Periods per week

Duration of University Examination                                                                                                                                                3     Hours

University Examination                                                                                                                                                                75     Marks

Sessional                                                                                                                                                                                    25       marks

Unit-I

Introduction: Nanoscale, Properties at Nanoscale, advantages and disadvantages, importance of Nano Technology, Bottom-up and Top-down approaches, challenges in Nano Technology, Proximal probe technologies.

Unit-II

Materials of Nano Technology: Introduction-Si-based materials, Ge-based materials, metals, Ferroelectric materials, Polymer materials, GaAs & InP (Hl-V) group materials, Nano tribology and Materials, characterization using Scanning Probe Microscope, AFM, FFM.

Unit-III

Nano Structures: Zero dimensional Nano structure (Nano Particles)-Synthesis procedure, characterization techniques, properties and applications of Nano Particles

One dimensional Nano structures (Nano Wires, Nano Tubes)- Various Synthesis procedure, characterization procedure and principles involved, properties and applications of Nano Wires, Types of Nano Tubes, Synthesis procedure, characterization properties and applications of Nano Tubes.

Unit-IV

Nano Fabrication: Introduction, Basic fabrication techniques (Lithography, thin film deposition, and doping) MEMS fabrication techniques, Nano fabrication techniques (E-beam Nano-imprint fabrication, Epitaxy and strain engineering, Scanned probe techniques).

Unit-V

Special Nano Materials Nano Composites: Introduction, Synthesis procedures, various systems (metal-polymer, metal-ceramics and polymer-Ceramics), Characterization procedures, applications. Nano Biomaterials: Introduction, Biocompatibility, anti-bacterial activity, principles involved, applications.

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