Unit name | Functional Nanomaterials Lecture Course |
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Unit code | PHYSM3405 |
Credit points | 50 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. McMaster |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Physics |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This is a compulsory 50 cp unit and an integral part of a 180 cp MRes programme in 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.
Aims:
This unit will provide the basic knowledge base underpinning the practical and research elements of the MRes in 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:
Lectures with on-line support from BCFN Portal. There will also be a 2 week pre-sessional module of lectures and practicals (not for credit) which will function as an interdisciplinary primer unit, and team-building exercise, which will also lead into the Functional Nanomaterials Lecture Course Unit.
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 50 cp unit.