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SMEB3302 NANO MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY nematic display, characteristics of materials used for liquid crystal
display
Introduction to nanostructures; Zero-dimensional nanostructures: Selected Contemporary topics in advanced photonic materials and
nanoparticles, one-dimensional nanostructures: nanowires and devices
nanorods, two-dimensional nanostructures: thin films. Special
nanomaterials. Novel synthesis methods of nanostructures: chemical Assessment Method:
approach and physical methods. Nanomaterial characterization: Final Examination: 50%
diffraction, microscopy and spectroscopy technique. Unique Continuous Assessment: 50%
mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical and magnetic properties of
nanomaterials as a result of reduce in dimensionality. Novel Medium of Instruction:
applications of nanomaterials in catalyst, nanoelectronics, English
optoelectronics, composite technology, environmental and biomedical
science. Toxicology of nanomaterials. Soft-skills:
CS2, CT3, LL2
Assessment Method:
References:
Final Examination: 50% 1. Fundamentals of Photonics (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied
Continuous Assessment: 50% Optics) by Bahaa E. A. Saleh and Malvin Carl Teich (Mar 9, 2007)
2. Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications (The
Medium of Instruction: Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) by Amnon
English Yariv and Pochi Yeh (Jan 26, 2006)
3. Physics of Photonic Devices (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied
Soft-skills: Optics) by Shun Lien Chuang (Jan 20, 2009)
CS2, CT3, LL2
SMEB3305 ORGANIC ELECTRONICS
References:
1. Introduction to Nanoscale Science and Technology Organic electronics as a green technology
(Nanostructure Science and Technology) by Massimiliano Ventra, Fundamental of organic semiconducting materials: Pi-conjugation,
Stephane Evoy and James R. Heflin (Jun 30, 2004) HOMO, LUMO levels, electron withdrawing and donating groups,
2. Nanostructures and Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and molecular engineering, electronic charge transport, packing and
Applications (World Scientific Series in Nanoscience and phases.
Nanotechnology) by Guozhong Cao and Ying Wang (Jan 3, 2011) Device Physics: Charge transport and injection, magnetic field effect,
3. Understanding Nanomaterials by Malkiat S. Johal (Apr 26, 2011) interface effect, polaron, exciton, organic light emitting diode, singlet,
triplet, emission efficiency organic field effect transistor, insulator-
SMEB3303 BIOMATERIALS semiconductor properties, organic solar cells, Bulk heterojunction,
bilayer, power conversion efficiency, materials used for organic
Fundamental physical concepts of biomaterials are introduced and its electronic devices.
various classes of natural (collagen) and synthetic materials such as Materials for organic electronics as chemical and biological sensors.
metal, bioceramics, bioglasses, biopolymers, biocomposites, biocarbon Encapsulation technology, fabrication and process technology, material
studied. Important biomaterial properties discussed include degradation
biocompatibility, biofueling, implantation and biodegradation. Some
established and emerging applications in biology and medicine; Assessment Method:
biosensing, cardiovascular interventions and implants, drug and gene Final Examination: 50%
delivery, etc are also investigated. Continuous Assessment: 50%

Assessment Method: Medium of Instruction:
Final Examination: 50% English
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Soft-skills:
Medium of Instruction: CS2, CT3, LL2
English
References:
Soft-skills: 1. Organic Electronics: Materials, Processing, Devices and
CS2, CT3, LL2 Applications by Franky So (Nov 24, 2009)
2. Organic Electronics: Materials, Manufacturing, and Applications by
References: Hagen Klauk (Aug 31, 2006)
1. Biomaterials Science, Second Edition: An Introduction to Materials 3. Introduction to Organic Electronic and Optoelectronic Materials
in Medicine by Buddy D. Ratner, Allan S. Hoffman, Frederick J. and Devices (Optical Science and Engineering) by Sam-Shajing
2. Biomaterials: An Introduction by Joon Park and R. S. Lakes (Oct Sun and Larry R. Dalton (May 29, 2008)
29, 2010)
3. Advanced Biomaterials: Fundamentals, Processing, and SMEB3306 SMART MATERIALS
Applications by Bikramjit Basu, Dhirendra S. Katti and Ashok
Kumar (Oct 5, 2009) Smart materials versus high performance materials,
Mechanism and applications of Piezoelectric materials ,shape memory
SMEB3304 PHOTONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES alloys, light induced shape-memory polymer, electro-active induced
shape memory polymer, thermal induced shape memory polymer, pH-
Quantum Optics materials and devices: Spontaneous emission, sensitive polymers, electrochromic materials, photochromic material,
spontaneous absorption, simulated emission, population inversion, Ferrofluid, Self-healing materials, dielectric elastomers, aerogel,
lasing medium, amplifier, semiconducting laser, solid state laser, gas integration of smart materials into a system: micro-electromechanical
laser, non-linear optics and modulator, plasmonic materials and systems, smart dust.
devices, photonic crystals
Classical Optics Materials: Fiber-optics, planar-waveguide, origin of Assessment Method:
transmission losses in fiber optics, glasses used to manufacture high Final Examination: 50%
quality fiber-optics, metamaterials Continuous Assessment: 50%
Liquid Crystal: Nematic, smectic, discotic, chiral nematic liquid
crystals, Orientation order, birefringence, twisted and supertwisted

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