METE731 COLLOIDAL FOUNDATIONS OF NANOSCIENCE
| Course Code: | 5700731 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
On the completion of this course, the student is expected to:
- Understand the basics of colloid science and its relation to nanoscience
- Understand the thermodynamics of interfaces and its influence at nanoscale.
- Be able to identify the types of interactions in nanostructured fluids and to understand their effect on the stability of dispersions and rheological behaviour of suspensions.
- Be able to describe surface chemistry modification strategies
- Be able to describe the bottom-up approaches for synthesis of nanosized objects and control of their morphology.
- Comprehend how a metallurgical and materials engineer can use the colloidal concepts in the synthesis, structure, processing and performance of nano-sized objects.
Course Content
Basic concepts in colloid and nano-science. Thermodynamics of (nano) interfaces. Wetting of surfaces (superhydrophilicity, superhydrophobicity). Stability of dispersions and interactions in nanostructured fluids. Surface chemistry modifications. Bottom-up synthesis of nanosized objects. Morphology of colloids. Characterization of nanocolloids. Case studies.