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CLUSTER UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU

SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 4TH (CBCS) – B.Sc ELECTRONICS


(SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE)

(EXAMINATION TO BE HELD IN 2017, 2018 AND 2019)


TITLE: FUNDAMENTALS OF NANO SCIENCE
COURSE CODE : 1ELESE0402 CREDITS : 04
DURATION OF EXAMINATION TOTAL: 100 Marks
MINOR TEST : 01 Hour MINOR TEST: 20 Marks
MAJOR TEST : 2.5 Hours MAJOR TEST: 80 Marks

Aim: The purpose of the course to introduce the students to the fundamentals of nano science
and its applications.

UNIT-I Physics of Solid States (12 HOURS)


Solid state structures, Energy bands, Localized particles, microscopy, Metal Nanoclusters, Magic
number, Theoretical modeling of Nanoparticles, Geometric structure, Electronic structure,
Reactivity, Fluctuations, Magnetic clusters, Bulk to Nanotransition.

UNIT-II Semiconducting Nanoparticles (12 HOURS)


Semiconducting Nanoparticles: Optical properties, Phtofragmentation, Coulombic explosion,
Rare gas and molecular clusters: Inert gas Clustures, Superfluid Clusters, Molecular Clustures,
Methods of synthesis: RF plasma, Chemical methods, Thermolysis, Pulsed laser methods.

UNIT-III Carbon Nanostructures (12 HOURS)


Carbon molecules: Nature of carbon bond, New Carbon structures; Carbon Clusters, Small
Carbon clusters, Discovery of C60, Structure of C60 and its crystal, Alkali doped C60,
Superconductivity in C60, Larger and smaller Fullerences, Other Buckyballs.

UNIT-IV Carbon Nanotubes and Ferromagnetism (12 HOURS)


Fabrication, Structure , Electrical properties, Vibrational properties, Mechanical properties;
Applications of carbon nanotubes; Field Emission and Shielding, Computers, Fuel cells,
Chemical sensors, Catalysis, Mechanical Reinforcement; Basic of Ferromagnetism, Effect of
bulk nano-structuring on magnetic properties, Dynamics of Nanomagnetics, Ferrofluids.

UNIT-V Biological materials and Nanomachines (12 HOURS)


Biological Building blocks; Sizes of building blocks and Nanostructures, Nucleic Acids (DNA
Double nanowire), Biological Nanostructures, Micelles and Vesicles; Microelectromechanical
Systems (MEMSs), Nanoelectromachanical systems (NEMSs).

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CLUSTER UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU
SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 4TH (CBCS) – B.Sc ELECTRONICS
(SKILL ENHANCEMENT COURSE)

Reference books:
1. Prag Diwan and Ashish Bhardwaj, Nano Electronics, Pentagon Press, New Delhi, 2006.
2. P. Charles, Jr. Poole and J. Owens, Introduction to Nanotechnology, Wiley-India, 2007.
3. K. Bandyopadhyay, Nano Materials, New Age International (P) limited, Publishers, 2007.
Prag Diwan and Ashish Bhardwaj, Nano Robotics, Pentagon Press, New Delhi, 2006.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER SETTERS AND CANDIDATES:


1. The question paper for Semester End Examination will consist of two parts:
a) Part A will comprise of short answer /objective type questions of 16 marks (five
questions of 2 marks and six questions of 1 mark each) covering all five units.
b) Part B will comprise of eight questions of 16 marks each with two questions each from
II, III, IV and V units. The students will have to attempt four questions selecting one
question from each unit. Each question of 16 marks will have two parts: (i) long answer
question of 12 marks (ii) short answer question/numerical problem of 4 marks each. The
duration of the examination will be 2.5 hours.
2. The Minor Test will be held for unit I of the syllabus. It will comprise of two parts:
a) Part A consists of three long answer questions of 5 marks each and students will have to
attempt any two.
b) Part B consists of seven short answer questions of 2 marks each and students will have
to attempt any five.

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