UNIVERSITY OF KERALA - College of Engineering, Trivandrum
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA - College of Engineering, Trivandrum
UNIVERSITY OF KERALA - College of Engineering, Trivandrum
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08.606.9 Elective II NANO SCIENCE & NANO TECHNOLOGY<br />
L T P/D Cr<br />
3 1 0 4<br />
Module I<br />
Definition <strong>of</strong> Nanoscience and Nanotechnology -Historical development <strong>of</strong> nanotechnology - Nano and nature-<br />
Nanoscale investigation methods:<br />
Electron microscopies-Scanning Electron Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy.<br />
Scanning Probe Microscopies-Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy and Scanning Probe<br />
Lithography.<br />
Optical Microscopies-Confocal Microscopy and Scanning Nearfield Optical Microscopy.<br />
Module II<br />
Photoelectron Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffraction methods-<br />
Nanomaterials: Synthesis , properties and uses <strong>of</strong> Fullerenes, Carbon Nanotubes , Semiconductor Quantom<br />
Dots , Core-shell Nanoparticles and Nanoshells - Nanomanufacturing: Bottom Up and Top Down methods<br />
Module III<br />
Nanointerfaces: Nanosensors, Molecular Nanomachines and Nanotribology-<br />
Nanotechnology in Construction- Nanotechnology in Aerospace-Nanotechnology and Environment-<br />
Nanotechnology in Water treatment and Air purification-<br />
Societal Implications <strong>of</strong> Nanoscience and Nanotechnology- Basic concepts <strong>of</strong> Nanoethics and Nanoeconomics-<br />
Nanotechnology in Development- Health effects <strong>of</strong> Nanoparticles.<br />
References:<br />
1. Pradeep.T (2007)- ‘NANO : The Essentials’. McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi<br />
2. David Rickerby and Mark Morrison(2007)-Report from the Workshop on Nanotechnologies for<br />
Environmental Remediation,http://nan<strong>of</strong>orum.org/<br />
3. Ineka Malsch (Ed.)( 2007)- Nanotechnology in Aerospace; Nan<strong>of</strong>orum Report,http://nan<strong>of</strong>orum.org/<br />
4. Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies: Opportunities and Uncertainties.(2004)-Report <strong>of</strong> the Royal Society&<br />
The Royal Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>, http://www.nanotech.org.uk<br />
5. Surinder Mann (2006)- Nanotechnology and Construction; Nan<strong>of</strong>orum Report,http://nan<strong>of</strong>orum.org/<br />
Question Paper:<br />
Duration: 3 hours<br />
The question paper consists <strong>of</strong> Part A and Part B.<br />
Part A is for 40 marks. There will be 8 compulsory short answer questions <strong>of</strong> 5 marks each covering entire<br />
syllabus.<br />
Part B is for 60 marks. There will be two questions from each module. The candidate has to answer one<br />
question <strong>of</strong> 20 marks from each module.<br />
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