JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• To provide knowledge about top-down and bottom-up approaches for the synthesis of nanomaterials.
• To enhance the various nanosynthesis techniques and to identify and solve problems
• To design and conduct experiments relevant to nanochemistry, as well as to analyze the results.
• To improve usage of synthesis methods for modern technology

Course Outcome

To provide abundant knowledge on various synthesis methods of

nanomaterials.

UNIT - I

Introduction, Bottom-up approach: Sol-gel method, emulsion and Top-down: ball milling approach with examples.

UNIT - II

Physical methods: Inert gas condensation, Arc discharge, plasma synthesis, electric explosion of wires, molecular beam epitaxy, Physical Vapour Deposition, thermal evaporation, lithography and sputtering.

UNIT - III

Chemical methods: Nanocrystals by chemical reduction, photochemical synthesis, electrochemical synthesis, co-precipitation method. Semiconductor nanocrystals by arrested precipitation, sonochemical routes

UNIT - IV

Biological methods – use of bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes for nano-particle synthesis nano- particles Solvated metal atom dispersion, Template based synthesis of nanomaterials.

UNIT - V

Thermolysis route - spray pyrolysis, solvothermal and hydrothermal routes, solution combustion synthesis, Chemical vapor deposition

R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG.

TEXTBOOKS:

• 1. Textbook of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology – B. S. Murthy, P. Shankar, Baldev Raj, B. B .Rath and James Murday, University Press-IIM Series in Metallurgy and Materials Science.
• 2. A Textbook of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology – T. Pradeep, Tata McGraw Hill edition.
• 3. Nanostructures and Nanomaterials by Guozhong Cao
• 4. Inorganic Materials Synthesis and Fabrication by J.N. Lalena, D.A. Cleary, E.E. Carpenter, N.F. Dean, John Wiley & Sons Inc.
• 5. Introduction to Nano Technology by Charles P. Poole Jr and Frank J. Owens. Wiley India Pvt Ltd.
• 6. The Chemistry of nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications, Vol-I by C.N.R. Rao, A. Muller and A.K. Cheetham
• 7. The Physics of Micro/Nano- Fabrication by Ivor Brodie and Julius J.Muray

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology by M. Balakrishna Rao and K. Krishna Reddy, Vol I to X, Campus books.
• 2. Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology by H.S. Nalwa
• 3. Nano: The Essentials – Understanding Nano Science and Nanotechnology – by T. Pradeep, Tata McGraw Hill R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG. B.TECH. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (MATERIAL SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY)