Module code: CFS7014-B
Nanoscience and nanotechnology has revolutionised various techniques in a broad range of fields. This course aims to enable students to develop a fundamental understanding of the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology and train students to apply this knowledge to solve practical problems. This course also aims to introduce the students to different applications of supramolecular chemistry in designing new materials and the presence of different kinds of supramolecular interactions in nature (photosynthesis, membrane proteins etc.).
1. Different types of nanomaterials including semiconductor quantum dots, metal nanoparticles, polymer nanoparticles, carbon based nanomaterials, inorganic nanomaterials, organic nanomaterials, 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D nanomaterials.
2. Characterisation techniques for the morphology, structure and property analysis of nanomaterials.
3. The applications of different nanomaterials in diverse fields such as electronics, energy, environment, and healthcare.
4. Key supramolecular interactions based on intermolecular interactions: Cation binding: The crown ethers; The Lariat ethers and podands; The cryptands; The spherands; Selectivity in cation complexation; The template effect and high dilution; The calixarenes; The siderophores.
5. Supramolecular chemistry of life: Membrane potentials; Membrane transport
6. Molecular devices: Introduction; Supramolecular photochemistry; Molecule based electronics; sensors; nonlinear optical materials