Chemical Nanoscience

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Chemical aspects of matter at the nanoscale. CHEM 511 Chemical Nanoscience (3) This course covers chemical aspects of nanoscience. Topics to be covered include how nanoscale matter differs from bulk material; strategies for synthesis, characterization, purification, and chemical functionalization of nanostructures; forces involved in nanoparticle stabilization and assembly. Emphasis will be placed on wet chemical methods of nanostructure syntheses rather than traditional top-down nanofabrication. Properties of the resulting nanomaterials of interest for uses including biology and medicine, environmental remediation, electronics, optics, catalysis and solar energy conversion will be discussed. The course will emphasize both the primary scientific literature and review articles, and assumes prior knowledge of organic and physical chemistry.