INS652: Characterization of nanomaterials

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Course Outline

• Basic concepts
• Synthesis of materials
• Diffraction and scattering techniques (XRD, SAXS, DLS, SANS)
• Electron microscopy
• Scanning Probe Microscopy
• Spectroscopy : UV-Vis, IR, Fluorescence, ultrafast spectroscopy, NMR, Raman, SERS
• Confocal technique: Confocal Raman, Confocal FL, FCS
• Surface Characterization: BET, XPS
• Electrochemistry: CV, Electrochemical analysis
• Magnetic: Superparagnetism
• Basic concepts of biochemistry
• DSC, ITC, TGA/DTA, CD
• Separation techniques: HPLC, GC, GCMS
• Mass spectroscopy
• Applications of nanotechnology