1) Bucky balls and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are two types of fundamental molecules

that have wide applications in nanotechnology. [10]

i) How would you describe the bucky balls and carbon nanotubes according to their C1
structures?
ii) Why do carbon nanotubes have high thermal conductivity? C2

iii) Explain the working mechanism of CNTs for pressure and gas sensor C3
applications.

2) i) Write a short note on mechanical strength of graphene, and explain how this C3
properties is translated into end application. [3]

ii) How would you differentiate graphite oxide from graphene oxide? C1
[2]

3) What evidence can you find on the negative impact of carbon allotropes on society. C2
[2]

4) What do you understand by “top-down” and “bottom-up” approaches for synthesis of C2

nanomaterials? [4]

5) i) How would you describe self-assembly approaches? How these approaches are C2
useful in preparing nanostructured materials? [3]

ii) “Self-assembly is a nature inspired phenomena,” justify the statement. C2

[3]

iii) Explain the wettability properties in self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and its C3
application. [3]

6) i) Distinguish precipitation and sol–gel phenomena. C2

[2]
ii) Explain how these techniques are useful for nanosynthesis. C2
[2]

7) i) How would you compare the alloying and nucleation processes in vapor-liquid- C2
solid (VLS). [2]
ii) What inference can you make if the temperature and composition of compounds C4
are not controlled in the case of nanowires growth? [3]

8) What is the relationship between photolithography parameters and defects in the thin C4
films pattern produced at the end of the wafer fabrication process? [6]

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