MT41020: Nano-Structured Materials

MT41020
Course name	Nano-Structured Materials
Offered by	Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Credits	3
L-T-P	3-0-0
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Semester	Spring

Syllabus

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Prerequisite - NilIntroduction: Historical perspective, scope, structural novelty and architecture synthesis and processing of nanostured materials: Synthesis from vapor, liquid and solid states - chemical synthesis and processing of particles, films, coatings, and self-assembled structures. Mechano-chemical synthesis methods and severe plastic deformation. Thermal spray processing of nanocrystalline materials, Nanocrystalline powder consolidation methods and bulk nanomaterials, Electrodeposited/co-deposited nanocrystalline materials, Carbon nanotubes, Bulk metallic glasses.Properties and applications of nanostructured materials: Diffusion, Reactions with gas and liquid, Catalysis and electrocatalysis, Gas storage and sensing, Mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline metals and nanocomposites. Magnetic properties âÃÂàGMR, TMR. Electronic, optical and photoelectric properties, Application of nanomaterials: Photoluminescence, quantum dot lasers, single-electron transistors, Data storage, Sensors and actuators, MEMS/NEMS, Nanomaterials in biological applications.Text Books:1.C. C. Koch (ed.): Nanostructured Materials âÃÂàProcessing, Properties and Potential Applications, Noyes Publications, New York 2001.2.C P Poole and F J Owens: Introduction to Nanotechnology, Wiley, New York, 2003.