Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: •Methods for the top-down and bottom-up production of nanostructures and nanomaterials •Methods for the characterisation of nanostructures and nanomaterials •Mechanisms by which nanostructuring changes the properties of materials •Applications of nanomaterials and nanostructures.
Cognitive Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Be able to critically evaluate nanotechnology concepts and therefore be equipped to delve deeper into nanotechnology research
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 30 |
| Revision | 20 |
| Independent Study | 38 |
| Follow-up work | 30 |
| Completion of assessment task | 2 |
| Guided independent study | 30 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
G. Cao (2004). Nanostructures and Nanomaterials. Imperial College press.
G. Schmid (2004). Nanoparticles: From Theory to Applications. Wiley.
Yanglong Hou David J. Sellmyer (2017). Magnetic nanomaterials: Fundamentals, Synthesis and Applications. Wiley.
G.A. Ozin, A.C. Arsenault, L. Cademartiri (2009). Nanochemistry: A Chemical Approach to Nanomaterials. RSC Publishing.
Fan Zhang (2015). Photon Upconversion Nanomaterials. Springer.
Caruso (2004). Colloids and Colloid Assemblies. Wiley.
Smart and Moore (2012). Solid state chemistry: An Introduction. Taylor and Francis group.
G. L. Hornyak, J. Dutta, H.F. Tibbals, A. K. Rae (2008). Introduction to Nanoscience. Taylor and Francis.
Pande et al . (2017). Carbon Nanomaterials Synthesis, structure, properties and applications. Taylor &Francis Group.
(2022). World Scientific Reference on Plasmonic Nanomaterials.
I. W. Hamley (2000). Introduction to Soft Matter. Wiley.
Proctor et al (2016). An Introduction to Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes. 2016 CRC Press.
E. W. Wolf (2006). Nanophysics and Nanotechnology. Wiley.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Examination | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External