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CHEM 3600

Introduction to Nanotechnology

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

Nanoscale units, bulk vs. nanoproperties, electrons, atoms and ions, metals, band structure, electrical conduction, biosystems, molecular devices, quantum mechanics and optics, tools for measuring nanostructures. Production of nanostructures: self assembly, nanoscale crystal growth, polymerization. Applications to sensors, magnets, electronics, drug delivery. Toxicology of nanostructures.

2025

Topics

  • “Week” Topic/Content
  • Scale and Dimensionality
  • Top-down vs. Bottom-up
  • Characterization Methods
  • Nanoparticles
  • Quantum Dots
  • Nanotubes and Nanowires
  • Nanofilms
  • Bionanotechnology
  • Nanoelectronics
  • Environmental and Health Implications of
  • Nanotechnology

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2104 or CHEM 3100. Lectures three hours a week.

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