Nanotechnology

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The teaching will be auditorium-based, using various modern techniques in a laboratory environment furnished with state-of-the-art equipment.

Learning Outcomes

The Nanotechnologies course acquaints the students in detail about the various fields, development and opportunities provided by the nanotechnologies in product design and development. The students will first learn the differences between the macro- and nanoworld, as well as why the nanostructures are so different from the macroscopic structures. Further on, the students will learn about the ways of creating nanostructures, as well as the available options for controlling and monitoring these structures. Thereafter comes a detailed overview of nanomaterials, presenting both their application as the basic building blocks of elements and composites, and as coatings and nanoparticle inclusions in different smart materials. The regulations will be presented, too. The course concludes with a comprehensive overview of previous applications of nanotechnologies, nanomaterials and nanoconcepts in different industries.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Introduction to nanotechnologies. 2.The fundamental principles of nanoworld. 3. Building and assembling nanostructures. 4. Characterisation of nanostructures (optical methods, bright and dark field principle, fluorescent method, electronic microscope, scanning electron microscopy, diffraction methods, emission methods); 5.Nanomaterials. 6. Properties of nanomaterials (nanomechanical properties and other physicalproperties. Adsorption, surface energy, wettability. Boundary surface nanofilms, structure, reactions, properties, influence, significance. nanotribology); 7. The fundamentals of nanoscale modeling. 8. Health and legal aspects. 9. Examples, concepts, application and development of nanotechnologies.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
The exam consists of a written part and oral questioning (50%/50%). Laboratory work (100%). Overall grade is from exam/laboratory work (100%/100%).: 100.0%

Bibliography

1. L.Theodore: Nanotechnology- basic calculations for engineers and scientists, Wiley-Interscience, New York, USA, 2006.

2. B. Rogers, J. Adams, S. Pennathur: Nanotechnology-understanding small systems, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2008.

3. B. Bhushan (Ed): Handbook of Nanotechnology, Springer, 2nd ed., Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2007.

4. H. Ibach: Physics of surfaces and interfaces, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2006.

5. B. Bhushan (Ed): Nanotribology and Nanomechanics, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.