PhD in Chemical and Materials Sciences

ADVANCED METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR THE PREPARATION OF FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

ADVANCED METHODS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR THE PREPARATION OF FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Academic year 2017/2018

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Course objectives

This is an introductory course in the synthesis, characterization and applications of carbon nanomaterials.

 Didactical objectives are:

-       to understand the chemistry of the different forms of nanocarbon

-       to learn about the different carbon nanomaterials and their applications

Program

The course covers the following subjects:

-       Nanomaterials: general introduction and main definitions and classification of nanomaterials

-       General methods of synthesis and purification of carbon nanomaterials

-       Chemical functionalisation (covalent and non-covalent) of carbon nanomaterials

-       Chemico-physical characterization of carbon nanomaterials (spectroscopy, microscopy, thermal analysis)

-        Applications of carbon nanomaterials

The classes of carbon nanomaterials that will be covered in details are:

-       a) fullerenes

-       b) nanodiamonds

-       c) carbon nanotubes

-       d) carbon nano-onions

-       e) carbon nano-horns

-       f) carbon dots

-       g) graphene derivatives

Class schedule

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