MSE 465 |
Fabrication and Characterization of Micro and Nanostructured Materials |
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| Term Offered: | Fall | |
| Text(s): | Course Pack Materials Sol-Gel Science by J. Brinker and G. Scherer; Chapters 1,2,3,5 Intermolecular & Surface Forces by J. Israelachvili; Chapters 11, 12 ,13 Colloidal Processing of Ceramics by Lewis Introduction to Ceramics by Chiang, Birnie, Kingery; Chapter 5 Self Assembly by various authors Bioclastic Self Assembly by K. Sandage et al. |
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| Instructor(s): | Professor Dawn Bonnell, Room 303 LRSM, bonnell@lrsm.upenn.edu, 898-6231 | |
| Prerequisite(s): | MSE 221 and Physics 150/151 or equivalent | |
| Grading: | Evaluation Labs 60% Homework 25% Review Paper 15% |
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| Course Description: | This course surveys various processes that are used to produce materials structured at the micron and nanometer scales for electronic, optical and chemical applications . Basic principles of chemistry, physics, thermodynamics and kinetics are applied to solid state, liquid, and colloidal approaches to making materials. The newest approaches to nanofabrication: microcontact printing, self assembly, and Nanolithography, are covered. The course is heavily lab based, with 25% of class time and 30% of the homework devoted to hands on experiences. Lab assignments are a series of structured group projects. Evaluation is based on 3-4 lab reports, 4-5 problem sets, and 4-5 journal paper summaries. | |
| Course Outline: | Week #1 Introduction
and Scheduling Processing Overview and Chemical Processing Introduction Week #2 Sol Gel Processing: Hydrolysis and Condensation Sol Gel Processing: Hydrolysis and Condensation Homework #1 Week #3 Gelation (DLA/RLA software) X-Ray Diffraction Week #4 Lab: Chemical Processing Synthesis of TiO2 Nanoparticles Lab: Phase Analysis, X-Ray Diffraction Week #5 Sintering: Role of Surface and Interface Energies (Wulffman software) Initial and Final Stage Sintering Models Week #6 Lab: Particle Size, Pressing and Density (X-ray Absorption) Homework#2 Lab: Sintering Micro and Nanoparticles (SEM) Week #7 Pore-Boundary Interactions and Microstructural Evolution Lab: Density and Microstructure (SEM) (software for grain size analysis) Week #8 Lab: Density and Microstructure (SEM) Particulate Colloids Week #9 Break Week #10 Van der Waals Interactions & Dielectric Theory DLVO Theory Homework #3 Week #11 Organic and Biological Colloids Colloid Lab Week #12 Nanowires and Nano Particles Nanowires and Nano Particles Week #13 Self Assembly Scanning Probe Microscopy Homework # 4 Week #14 Lab: Microcontact Printing Nanostructures Lab: Microcontact Printing, Characterization (SPM) Week #15 Nanolithography Nanolithography Focused Ion Beam |
