Syllabus

This course provides basic level scientific and technical knowledge on material chemistry, nanochemistry and their applications. It includes fundamental and history of material, as well as chemistry and application of common advanced materials like solid materials, semiconductors, polymers, carbon materials, and nanomaterials. First half of semester involves understanding synthesis and characterization of bulk and nanomaterials (the Fundamentals). Topics to be covered include introduction to crystal structures with elaborate discussion on common crystal systems. In these classes, fundamental synthesis of bulk materials and nanomaterials will be presented. Bulk and nano materials like metal, metal semiconductors, ceramics, and polymers synthesized via different methods will be discussed. Later on, diffraction and other techniques used for characterization of materials will be presented. Properties Stuff including, but not limited to, properties of materials (chemical, electrical, magnetic, optical and mechanical) will be elaborated. Finally, some common materials like batteries, fuel cells and solar cells will be discussed.

To provide basic level scientific and technical knowledge on material chemistry and nanochemistry.

To have fundamental level understanding on crystal structures.

To provide fundamentals on chemistry and application of common advanced materials like solid materials, semiconductors, polymers, carbon materials, and nanomaterials

To understand synthesis and characterization of bulk and nanomaterials.

CO1: The students will be able to have basic level scientific and technical knowledge on material chemistry and nanochemistry.
CO2: It will provide fundamental level understanding on crystal structures.
CO3: They will gain detailed information about various synthesis protocols of common advanced materials like solid materials, semiconductors, polymers, carbon materials, and nanomaterials, characterization tools and industrial applications of nanomaterials.
CO4: It will generate knowledge on fundamentals of diffraction and electron microscopic techniques.
CO5: Students will gain basic level expertise to undertake scientific research on materials and nanochemistry.

Harry R. Allcock, Introduction to Materials Chemistry, John Wiley and Sons. Inc., 2008

G. F. Ozin, A. C. Arsenault and L. Cademartiri, Nanochemistry: A chemical approach to nanomaterials, RSC Publishing, 2nd edition , 2009

M. P. Stevens, Polymer Chemistry an Introduction, Oxford University Press, 1999

A. R. West, Solid State Chemistry and Its Applications, John Wiley and Sons, 1984