Molecules-to-Materials: Foundations for Nanochemistry

Course aim

To extend the concepts and skills acquired in second year courses containing strong principles of physical, inorganic, and/or organic chemistry as their basis; To introduce the concepts of molecular-level, building-block logic supporting the concepts of “Bottom-up” and Supramolecular chemistry leading to a stronger understanding of the development of materials and their properties from a nanometer-scale perspective; To blend recent and current research activities from selected peer-reviewed literature articles exemplifying Nanochemistry and/or Nanomaterials Science with a focus on analysing their fundamental principles.

Course content

The physical chemistry of interfaces and its role in Nanochemistry; Molecular assembly as a tool-kit for materials design at the nanometer scale; and/or the principles of Supramolecular chemistry as a principle supporting the “Bottom-up” approach to Nano-scale systems. Application of these principles to recent and current topics associated with Nanochemistry, Nanomaterials science, and/or Bionanotechnology.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

At least two Level 2 courses within the Chemistry Major.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Workshop	3 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Project - essay, Topic presentation and discussion

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.