DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY COURSE PLAN Course Code : NT1021 Course Title : POLYMER AND NANOCOMPOSITES Semester : VII Course Time : JULY- NOV 2017 Location : SRM.UNIVERSITY Faculty Details Sec. Name Office Office hour Mail id A Dr. N. Angeline Little Flower UB 609A Day II- (12.30-2.15pm) Day 5- (10-40- 11.30 am) angelinelittleflower.n@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in Required Text Books: 1.Viswanathan V.R.,N.V. and JayaderSreedhar, Polymer Science, New age International publications, 2005. 2. Yiu-Wing Mai and Zhong-Zhen yu Polymer, CRC press, 2006. 3. Abe, A.-C. Albertsson, R.Duncan Advances in polymer science,springer, 2006. 4. Low I. M. Ceramic matrix composites:microstructure, properties and Applications,Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2006. 6. Luigi Nicolais Gianfranco Carotenuto Metal polymer Nanocomposites, Wiley Interscience, 2005. Prerequisite : Nil s : The purpose of this course is to provide a basic knowledge about Polymer and the Composite materials Assessment Details: Cycle Test I Cycle Test II Surprise Test Attendance : 10 Marks : 30 Marks : 5 Marks : 5 Marks
Department of Physics and Nanotechnology Program: IV B. Tech. Nanotechnology Course file NT1021 POLYMER AND NANOCOMPOSITES Table of Contents 1. Syllabus of NT1021 POLYMER AND NANOCOMPOSITES 2. Academic course description 3. tes of lesson
Test Schedule S.. TEST PORTIONS DURATION 1 Cycle Test-1 Session 1 to 15 2 Periods 2 Cycle Test-2 Session 16 to 45 3 Hrs. Outcomes Students who have successfully completed this course Program outcome To understand the basics of polymer science To impart knowledge on theoretical background about nano composites To gain insight about the importance of polymers in nanotechnology To emphasize the need for polymers and composites in various Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of polymer and nano composites used in recent advances of polymer. Graduates will be able to understand the role of nanotechnology in polymer and nano composities Graduates will demonstrate the ability to design nano systems, component or process as per need and specification
Detailed Session Plan INTRODUCTION TO POLYMERS Importance of polymers: Basic concept-classification of polymers on the basis of microstructures, macrostructures and applications- Chain Structure and configuration. Homo and heteropolymers - Copolymers-Chemistry of polymerization.properties : Glass transition temperature (Tg) and melting point (Tm) Factors affecting Tg and Tm, Importance of Tg. Molecular weights and degree of polymerization- Reactions and kinetics of polymerization 1 Topics to be covered Introduction- Basics of Polymers 2 Basic concept- Classification of polymers on the basis of microstructures, macrostructures and 3 Homo and heteropolymers 4 Copolymers- Chemistry of polymerization 5 Glass transition temperature (Tg) and melting point (Tm) 6 7 Factors affecting T g and T m Molecular weights and degree of polymerizati on 8 Reactions of polymerization 9 kinetics of polymerization
POLYMERIC NANOSTRUCTURES The formation of ordered polymer structures at interfaces- Block copolymers for ordered polymeric nanostructures- Surface micelles and surface induced nanopatterns- Surface nano and microstructuring with organometallic polymers Topics to be covered 10 Ordered polymer structures 11-12 polymer structures at interfaces 13 Surface micelles 14-15 surface induced nanopatterns (SINPAT s) 16 Surface nano and microstructuring 17-18 Surface nano and microstructuring with organometallic polymers
POLYMER MATRIX NANOCOMPOSITES Polymer/ clay - polypropylene layered silicate - biodegradable polymer/layered silicate - poly(ethyl acrylate)/bentonite- poly(butylene terephthlate) (PBT) based - polymer/calcium carbonate. Topics to be covered 19 Polymer/ clay 20-21 22-23 polypropylene layered silicate biodegradable polymer/layered silicate 24 poly(ethyl acrylate)/bentonite 25 poly(butylene terephthlate) (PBT) based 26-27 polymer/calcium carbonate
METAL MATRIX NANOCOMPOSITES Metal-containing polymers: cryochemical synthesis, structure, and physicochemicalproperties-nanostructured polymeric nanoreactors for metal nanoparticle formation- optical extinction of metal nanoparticles synthesized in polymer by ion implantation-optically anisotropic metal polymer Topics to be covered 28 Metal containing polymers 29 Cryo chemical synthesis & structure 30 Physicoche mical properties 31-32 Nanostructure d polymeric nanoreactors for metal nanoparticle formation 32 Optical extinction of metal nanoparticles 33-34 Metal nanoparticles synthesized in polymer by ion implantation 35-36 Optically anisotropic polymer. metal
CERAMIC MATRIX NANOCOMPOSITES Nanophase ceramic composites- Processing- microstructural control of metal reinforcedceramic matrix - Machinable nanocomposite ceramics-silicon nitride and silicon carbide based ceramics- Functionally graded ceramics clay Topics to be covered 37 ceramic composites 38 Nanophase ceramic composites 39-40 Processing of metal reinforced ceramic matrix 41-42 Microstructural control of metal reinforcedceramic matrix 43 Machinable nanocomposite ceramics 44 Silicon nitride and silicon carbide based ceramics 45 Functionally graded ceramics clay