JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Prerequisite:

• 1. Basic chemistry fundamentals
• 2. Basic physics fundamentals

Course Objective

The course is intended to cover the two groups of synthesis of nanostructure

namely top-down and bottom-up approach various synthesis methods, including biological methods, advantages and disadvantages etc,.

Course Outcomes:

• The students will be exposes to various structure specific synthesis methods, their advantages etc.
• To know Top-down to Bottom up approach techniques
• To optimize the methods for specific material application

UNIT - I

Introduction to synthesis of nanostructured materials, Bottom-up approach and Top-down approach with examples.

UNIT - II

Physical methods: Inert gas condensation, Arc discharge, RF-plasma, electric explosion of wires, ball milling, molecular beam epitaxy, sputtering, evaporation

UNIT - III

Chemical methods: Nanocrystals by chemical reduction, photochemical synthesis, electrochemical synthesis, co-precipitation method, Nanocrystals of semiconductors and other materials by arrested precipitation, emulsion synthesis, sonochemical routes, microwave assisted synthesis, Template based synthesis of nanomaterials.

UNIT - IV

Thermolysis route - spray pyrolysis and solvated metal atom dispersion, sol-gel method, solvothermal and hydrothermal routes, solution combustion synthesis, Chemical vapor synthesis and Chemical Vapor Deposition.

UNIT - V

Biological methods – use of bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes for nano-particle sythesis-magnetotatic bacteria for natural synthesis of magnetic nano-particle, role of plants in nanoparticle synthesis

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Inorganic Materials Synthesis and Fabrication by J. N. Lalena, D.A. Cleary, E.E. Carpenter, N. F. Dean, John Wiley & Sons Inc.
• 2. Introduction to Nano Technology by Charles P. Poole Jr and Frank J. Owens. Wiley India Pvt Ltd.
• 3. The Chemistry of nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications, Vol-I by C.N.R. Rao, A. Muller and A.K. Cheetham
• 4. The Physics of Micro/Nano- Fabrication by Ivor Brodie and Julius J. Muray
• 5. Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology by M. Balakrishna Rao and K. Krishna Reddy, Vol I to X, Campus books.
• 6. Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology by H.S. Nalwa
• 7. Nano: The Essentials – Understanding Nano Scinece and Nanotechnology – by T.Pradeep; Tata Mc.Graw Hill