NANO 520: Survey of Nanosctructures
SPRING 2008
Instructor
Dr. Orkide Coskuner. E-mail: ocoskune-at-gmu.edu
Office: Research I, Room 325
Office Hours: Mondays 4:00-6:00 PM.
Class Meetings:
Research I, Room 161, Mondays 6:30-9:00 PM
Scope
Scope: Inspired by the vision of Feynman, nanoscience is defined as the study of
material manipulation and control at the molecular scale, that is, a spatial scale
of the order of a few hundred angstroms (less than a thousand of the width of human hair).
Survey of nanostructures introduces and reviews various topics: chemical and physical
properties of small organic and inorganic molecules; fundamentals and applications of
carbon nanotubes; rational design and applications of polymers; design and applications
of materials for medical diagnosis and treatment; biomaterials; properties, design, and
applications of nanoparticulates, nano and molecular electronics; discusses latest
research topics in the national labs and industry, includes visits to NIST and NRL
laboratories.
Topics
- General chemical and physical properties of organic and inorganic
molecules, which are building blocks of nanomaterials.
- Carbon nanotubes: Fundamentals and Applications
- Polymers and polymer nanotechnology: Rational design and applications
- Nanotechnology for medical diagnosis and treatment: design and
applications
- Biomaterials and Nanotechnology
- Nanoparticulates: Properties, Design and Application
- Nano and molecular electronics
- Simulation Tools for advanced nanoscale engineering
- Latest nanotechnology research topics in the national labs and
industry
- Visiting NIST and NRL laboratories
Grading:
Assignments: 30%, Midterm: 30%, Final: 40%
Literature:
Typed lecture notes will be distributed at the beginning of each class.
Trends in Nanotechnology Research, Eugene V. Dirote, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, 2004.
Nanotechnology at the Leading Edge, Eugene V. Dirote, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, 2006.
Handbook of Nanoscience, Engineering, and Technology, Second Ed., William A Goddard III,
Donald W. Brenner, Sergey E. Lyshhevski, Gerald J. Iafrate, CRC Press Taylor&Francis, 2007.
General Chemistry, Linus Pauling, Dover Publications, 1988.
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