Subject Code: CY7L010	Subject Name: Frontiers in Materials Chemistry	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credit: 3
Prerequisite(s): Nil
Introduction to Materials. Advanced materials:Meso & microporous materials, supramolecular assembiles, polymerscomposites, nanomaterials (metals, metal oxide, and core-shell structured nanocomposites). Structural features, physical & chemical properties. Preparation: Supramolecular Assemblies: Organic and metal-organic assemblies with voids and channels, thin-films of monolayers and self-assembled layers, structural transformations. Metal nanoparticles: wet chemistry, mechanical, form in place, gas phase. Size control synthesis: metal precursor, solvent, reducing agent, stabilizer, etc. Characterization: Techniques such as, UV-Vis, XRD, TEM, SEM, XPS, AFM, elecectrochemical, etc. Properties: Electrical, optical, mechanical, magnetic; catalytic, chemical and electrochemical. Selective examples of synthesis: Metal nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, carbon nano-tubes and graphenes. Functionalization of metals nanoparticles: With organic ligands, polymers and biomolecules for selective applications. Applications of advanced materials: catalysis, Fuel Cells, Display devices, Hybrid materials for nano-bio systems, bioelectronic devices, biorecognition events and sensors.
Text/ Reference Books: West A. R. Solid State Chemistry and its applications, Wiley. Smart L. and Moore E. Solid State Chemistry – An Introduction, Taylor and Francis. Raghavan V. Material Science and Engineering. Koch C. C. Nanostructured Materials: Processing, Properties and Potential Applications. Singh Nalwa H. Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology. Murr L. Industrial Materials Science and Engineering. Moffatt W. G. Structure and Properties of Materials.