Nanochemistry

(2-0) Cr. 2.  Alt. S., offered odd-numbered years.  Prereq:  CHEM 301, CHEM 324
Synthesis, characterization, properties and applications of nanoscale materials (≈ 0.5-500 nm), relationship with molecular, meso and bulk compounds.  Chemistry of solid surfaces, zero-, one- and two-dimensional nanostructures (0D, 1D, 2D), semiconductor quantum dots, plasmonic nanoparticles, carbon nanomaterials, porous nanomaterials, potential health and safety impacts.