Unit name | Functional Nanomaterials Lecture Course |
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Unit code | PHYSM0004 |
Credit points | 40 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Seddon |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Physics |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This is a mandatory 40 cp unit of the 180 cp MRes programme in Functional Nanomaterials, and also the 180 cp MSc in Nanoscience and Functional Nanomaterials. It will cover the principles of assembly and fabrication of nanomaterials, knowledge of inter- and intra-molecular forces involved in assembly, characterisation techniques and their application to functional nanomaterials, application of nanomaterials (uses in engineering and industry) including the societal factors governing their use. The lecture courses will include the following: Nanocomposites and Nanoengineering, Electrochemistry at the Nanoscale, Nano-optics: theory and practice, Nanoscale Forces, Nano-biomaterials, Social and economic implications of Nanoscience, Nanotoxicology, and Modelling This unit will provide the basic knowledge base underpinning the practical and research elements of the MRes in Functional Nanomaterials and the MSc in Nanoscience and Functional Nanomaterials. It aims to equip the students with the necessary interdisciplinary vocabulary in the core competencies of controlling composition, characterisation, and construction of functional nanomaterials.
The students will be able to:
Lectures with on-line support from BCFN Portal.
Summative Assessment will be a balance of written examination and an assessed essay. There will be one 2 hour examination and one assessed essay (3000 words). These 2 elements will count equally towards the unit mark.
Detailed references and reading will be provided by the academic member responsible for each sub-set of this 40 cp unit.