UNIT 1:

Nature of carbon bonds, Different allotropes of carbon, structure and properties of C60, Graphene, Carbon nanotubes and its types, Laser vaporization techniques, arc discharge method and chemical vapor deposition techniques for CNT preparation, purification techniques.
Properties of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene: Optical, Electrical and electronic properties, Mechanical, Thermal and vibrational properties.

UNIT 2:

Shape memory alloys, Principle of one-way and two-way shape memory alloys. Important parameters in pseudo-elastic transformations. Shape memory alloy deformation, twinning & actuation. Thin film shape memory alloys for MEMS and transduction applications. Biomimetricy. Device integration of smart materials.

UNIT 3:

Supramolecular structures, Introduction to secondary (non covalent) interactions and their role in organic solids, Insulated molecular wires, threded molecular wires, Discotic systems, hexabenzocorones, porphyrine and phthalocyanine, rylenes, perylenes, terrylenes and quaterrylenes,. Dendrimenrs, dendronised materials as a tool to control supramolecular architectures, potential applications of supramolecules.

UNIT 4:

Hybrid nanomaterials, Core shell and other encapsulated systems, magnetic particle ferrites, microorganisms for synthesis of nanoparticles, nanoparticle-enzyme hybrids, superhard nanocomposites, diblock copolymer based nanocomposites, assemply of polymer nanoparticle composites, Functionalization of carbon nano tubes, covalent functionalization, defect functionalization, nanotube-polymer composites.

UNIT 5:

Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in field emission, fuel cells, CNT FETs, Light emitting displays and flat panel displays, hydrogen storage, solar panels, Application of functional nanomaterials in clean energy ( Hydrogen Production from Biomass, Catalytic coal hydrogasification), in environmental technologies ( clean water and air) and in health care ( tissue and bone repairs, bio medical sensors)

References :

Nanocomposite Science and Technology, Ajayan, Schadler and Braun
Fullerene & Carbon nanotubes, Dressel Shaus
Carbon Nanotubes, Elizer
Physical properties of CNT: Saito
Carbon nanotechnology: Liming Dai
Nanotubes and nanowires: CNR Rao and Govindaraj RCS Publishing.
Electroceramics: Materials, Properties, Applications, by A.J. Moulson and J.M. Herbert.
Piezoelectric Sensorics: Force, Strain, Pressure, Acceleration and Acoustic Emission Sensors, Materials and Amplifiers by G. Gautschi.
Smart Structures and Materials, by Artech B. Culshaw.
Functional and Smart Materials Structural Evolution and Structure Analysis, by Zhong Lin Wang and Z. C. Kang.
Block Copolymers in Nanoscience by Massimo Lazzari
Supramolecular Chemistry, Jonathan W. Steed, Jerry L. Atwood