MME 505
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
2
Course Description
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
1. identify and control individual atoms and molecules;
2. make materials at the nanoscale deliberately;
3. explain enhanced properties of nanomaterials such as higher strength, lighter weight,
increased control of light spectrum, and greater chemical reactivity than their larger-scale
counterparts; and
4. apply nanoscale materials particles to create changes in the composition of the materials.
Course Outline
Fundamental concepts in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Review of quantum mechanics.
Nanosystems. Molecular dynamics. Scanning probe microscopy. Nanomaterials. Production
and characterization of nanoparticles. Design of nanostructured systems. Nanomechanics of
materials, Applications of nanosystems in the industry. Carbon nanofibres, Nanocomposites.
Fabrication methods. Computational nanotechnology.