Course I: Introduction to Nanotechnology and its Applications – 30 hours (2 Credits)

Third Session, Thursday, 26 August 2021

Synthesis Methods of Nanostructures: Top-down Approaches

References:

Reference Books:
1-Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites Synthesis, Properties, Characterization Techniques, and Applications, Rajendra Kumar Goyal, © 2018 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
2-NANOSTRUCTURES & NANOMATERIALS: Synthesis, Properties & Applications, G. Cao, 2004 by Imperial College Press.
Mechanochemical methods:
1-Hallmarks of mechanochemistry: from nanoparticles to technology, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 7571
2-Ball milling as a mechanochemical technology for fabrication of novel biochar nanomaterials, BioresourceTechnology 312 (2020) 123613
3-MechanochemicalSynthesis of Catalytic Materials, Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 6819 –6847
Etching:
1-Aligned metal oxide nanotube arrays: key-aspects of anodic TiO2 nanotube formation and properties, NanoscaleHoriz., 2016, 1, 445
2-Anodic TiO2 nanotube layers: Why does self-organized growth occur—A mini-review, Electrochemistry Communications 46 (2014) 157–162
Laser Ablation:
1-Room-Temperature Laser Synthesis in Liquid of Oxide, Metal-Oxide Core-Shells, and Doped Oxide Nanoparticles, Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 9206 –9242.
Chemical routes and Thinning:
1-Chemical routes to top-down nanofabrication, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 6006.
2-Group 6 transition metal dichalcogenide nanomaterials: synthesis, applications, and future perspectives, NanoscaleHoriz., 2018, 3, 90.
3-ISO/ TR 11360 Nanotechnologies—methodology for the classification and categorization of nanomaterials