Functional Nanomaterials

Preparation and modification of the chemical, thermal, mechanical, magnetic, optical and electric properties of 0-, 1- and 2-dimensional nanomaterials. Examples are natural and artificial nanomaterials: carbon materials (soot, nanodiamond, fullerenes, single- and multiwalled carbon nanotubes, graphene),organic nanomaterials (dendrimers, latex materials),inorganic nanomaterials (metallic, oxidic and semiconductor nanoparticles, nano rods, nano wires, nano bands),biological nanomaterials (biomolecules, membranes); preparation and properties of naonoporous materials and nanocomposites; application of nanomaterials

The following course/module was developed at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg.

Learning outcomes / Competencies:

The module enables to describe the multitude of nanomaterials.

Understanding will be developed for excitonic and electronic interactions in nanostructures. Strategies for preparation and modification of nanomaterials will be developed. The student will achieve the ability to derive physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials and to evaluate the application of nanomaterials for applications.