DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

19ECX08 FUNDAMENTALS OF NANO SCIENCE

(Regulation 2019)

For

IV Year & VII semester

PREPARED BY
A.Rahul, M.E.,
Associate Professor
Department of ECE
Sengunthar Engineering College(Autonomous)
Tiruchengode.

FACULTY INCHARGE ACADEMIC COORDINATOR HOD

DEAN ACADEMICS PRINCIPAL

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19ECOX08 FUNDAMENTALS OF NANO SCIENCE LT PC

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OBJECTIVES
To enable students to:
 Provide wide knowledge of semiconductors and solid mechanics to fabricate
MEMS devices.
 Educate on the rudiments of Micro fabrication techniques.
 Educate on applications of MEMS.
 Provide wide information dealing with nano material and its necessity.
 Analyze methods involving preparation of nano scale devices.

UNIT I: INTRODUCTION 9
Nanoscale Science and Technology- Implications for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and
Engineering-Classifications of nanostructured materials- nano particles- quantum dots,
nanowires-ultra-thinfilms-multilayered materials. Length Scales involved and effect on
properties.

UNIT II: GENERAL METHODS OF PREPARATION 9

Bottom-up Synthesis-Top-down Approach: Co-Precipitation, Ultrasonication, Mechanical Milling,
Colloidal routes, Self-assembly, Vapour phase deposition, MOCVD, Sputtering, Evaporation,
Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Atomic Layer Epitaxy, MOMBE.

UNIT III: NANO MATERIALS 9

Nanoforms of Carbon - Buckminster fullerene- graphene and carbon nanotube, Single
wall carbon Nanotubes (SWCNT) and Multi wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT)- methods of
synthesis(arc-growth, laser ablation, CVD routes, Plasma CVD), structure-
property Relationships applications- Nanometal oxides-ZnO, TiO2,MgO, ZrO2, NiO,
nanoalumina, CaO, AgTiO2, Ferrites, Nanoclays-functionalization and applications-Quantum
wires, Quantum dots- preparation, properties and applications.

UNIT IV: CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES 9

X- ray diffraction technique, Scanning Electron Microscopy - environmental techniques,
Transmission Electron Microscopy including high-resolution imaging, Surface Analysis
techniques- AFM, SPM, STM, SNOM, ESCA, SIMS-Nano indentation.

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UNIT V: APPLICATIONS 9
Introduction, materials used and applications in renewable energy generation, drug
delivery,cosmetics, tissue engineering, bioinformatics, information technology, agriculture &
food technology, high integrated circuits, nanomedicine, molecular motors, bioelectronics &
spintronics.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:
 Will familiarize about the science of nanomaterials
 Analyze the different nano techniques.
 Will demonstrate the preparation of nanomaterials.
 Having an ability to design a component or a product applying all the relevant
standards.
 Apply the different materials used in renewable energy generation.

TEXT BOOKS

1. A.S. Edelstein and R.C. Cammearata, eds., Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and
Applications, Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol and Philadelphia, 1996.
2. N John Dinardo, Nanoscale Charecterisation of surfaces and Interfaces, 2nd Edition,
Weinheim Cambridge, Wiley-VCH, 2000.

REFERENCES
1. Akhlesh Lakhtakia,The Hand Book of Nano Technology, Nanometer Structure,
Theory, Modeling and Simulations. Prentice-Hall of India (P) Ltd, New Delhi,
2007 Biswanath Mukherjee, “Optical WDM Networks”, Springer Series, 2006.
2. G Timp, Nanotechnology, AIP press/Springer, 1999.

E-RESOURCES
1. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/113/106/113106093 (Nanotechnology Science And
Applications- Introduction)
2. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/118/106/118106019(Fundamentalof Nanotransistor)

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 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
LECTURE PLAN
SUBJECT CODE : 19ECPX01
SUBJECT NAME : FUNDAMENTALS OF NANOSCIENCE
NAME OF THE FACULTY : A.RAHUL
DESIGNATION : AP/ECE
COURSE : VIIth SEMESTER
ACADEMIC YEAR : 2022 – 2023 ( ODD)
RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS / REFERENCE BOOKS
S.
Title of the Book Author Reference
No
Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties and
A. S. Edelstein and R.C.
1. Applications, Institute of Physics Publishing, T1
Cammearata, eds
Bristol and Philadelphia, 1996
Nanoscale Charecterisation of surfaces and
2. Interfaces, 2nd Edition, Weinheim Cambridge, N John Dinardo T2
Wiley-VCH, 2000
The Hand Book of Nano Technology,
Nanometer Structure, Theory, Modeling and
Simulations. Prentice-Hall of India (P) Ltd,
3. New Delhi, 2007 Biswanath Mukherjee, Akhlesh Lakhtakia R1
“Optical WDM Networks”, Springer Series,
2006.

4. Nanotechnology, AIP press/Springer, 1999 G Timp R2

5. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/113/106/113106093 Dr Prathap Haridoss E1
6. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/118/106/118106019 Dr.K. Uma Maheswari E2

NO. OF.
S.NO TOPIC REFERENCE MODE OF
HOURS
TEACHING
UNIT I - INTRODUCTION
Nanoscale Science and Technology-
1. Implications for Physics, Chemistry, T1 – C3.1 2 Chalk & Talk
Biology and Engineering
Classifications of nanostructured T1 – C1.4,
2. 2 Chalk & Talk
materials- nano particles- quantum dots, R1 – C1,
3 Nanowires-ultra-thinfilms-multilayered R2 – C1 2 Chalk & Talk

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Length Scales involved and effect on
4. T1 – C1.12.3 3 ICT
properties
UNIT II – GENERAL METHODS OF PREPARATION
Bottom-up Synthesis-Top-down
5. Approach: Co-Precipitation T1 – C2.2 2 Chalk & Talk

Ultrasonication, Mechanical Milling, T1 – C2.4 ,

6. 2 Chalk & Talk
Colloidal routes, R2 – C2.3
Self-assembly, Vapour phase R2 – C5,
7. 2 Chalk & Talk
deposition, T1 – C2.8
R2 – C5,
8. MOCVD, Sputtering, Evaporation, 2 Chalk & Talk
T1 – C2.9,
Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Atomic Layer R2 – C5,
9. 1 ICT
Epitaxy, MOMBE. T1 – C2.9.6
UNIT – III NANO MATERIALS
Nanoforms of Carbon -
10. Buckminster fullerene- graphene T2 – C3.2 2 ICT
and carbon nanotube,
Single wall carbon Nanotubes
T2 – C3.6
11. (SWCNT) and Multi wall carbon 2
T1 – C3.1 Chalk & Talk
nanotubes (MWCNT)-
Methods of synthesis(arc-growth,
R2 – C10,
12. laser ablation, CVD routes, 2 Chalk & Talk
T2 – C3.7
Plasma CVD
structure- property Relationships T2 – C3.8,
13. 1 Chalk & Talk,
applications- R1 – C6
Nanometal oxides-ZnO, TiO2,MgO,
ZrO2, NiO, nanoalumina, CaO, R2 – C8
14. 1 Chalk & Talk
AgTiO2, Ferrites, Nanoclays- T2 – C3.9
functionalization and applications
Quantum wires, Quantum dots-
R1 – C9,
15. preparation, properties and 1 Chalk & Talk
T2 – C3.11,12
applications.
UNIT – IV :CHARECTERIZATION TECHNIQUES
X-ray diffraction technique, Scanning
16. Electron Microscopy - environmental R2 – C6 3 Chalk & Talk
techniques,
Transmission Electron Microscopy R2 – C14,
17. 3 NPTEL
including high-resolution imaging, T2 – C4.7

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Surface Analysis techniques- AFM,
T2 – C4.8
18. SPM, STM, SNOM, ESCA, SIMS- 3 Chalk & Talk
R1 – C10
Nano indentation.
UNIT – V APPLICATIONS
Introduction, materials used and
applications in renewable energy
R2 – C15,
19. generation, drug delivery,cosmetics, 1 Chalk & Talk
T2 – C5.16
tissue engineering, bioinformatics,
information technology,

20. Agriculture & food technology, T2 – C5.2 1 Chalk & Talk

21. High integrated circuits, T2 – C5.4 2 Chalk & Talk

Nanomedicine, molecular motors,.

22. T2 – C5.8 1 Chalk & Talk

R1 – C13
23. Brain machine interface, 2 Chalk & Talk
T2 – C6
24. Bioelectronics & spintronics R1 – C13 2 Chalk & Talk
Total 45
Revision 10
TOTAL HOURS 55