Nanotechnology Lectures

1. Introduction of Nanotechnology (PDF)

This chapter introduces defining nanoscience and nanotechnologies. It generally illustrates the specialty of the nano-world and why this area of science is exciting and worth bringing into the classroom.

2. Overview of Nanomaterials (PDF)

This chapter provides an overview of nanomaterials, their properties and functions. The idea behind nanomaterials is to use building blocks with dimensions in the nanometre range to design and create new materials with unprecedented flexibility and improvements in their physical properties.

3. X-ray Diffraction (PDF) (Excel)

These lectures are designed to help physics students and researchers to analyse the crystal structure of the nanocomposites and thin films. In the first, crystalline materials will be presented. X-ray properties and diffraction also discussed, and finally, the analysis of crystal structure using XRD presented.  ​

4. Optical Properties of Thin Films (PDF) (Excel)

The optical properties of the film coatings are therefore determined by the interaction of EM photons in the UV and visible regions with the film material. These interactions can theoretically be treated at different levels of difficulty. In this topic, I have focused on the transmittance, reflectance and absorbance to calculate and characterize all optical properties for thin films, such as absorption coefficient, optical constants and others. I also discussed some classical and quantum optical models. The optical properties of the films are affected by different macroscopic and microscopic properties of the films, such as the preparation technique and conditions, surface properties, the electronic structure, doping and the interaction with the environment.​

5. Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (PDF)

6. UV-Vis spectroscopy (PDF)

7. QAIS HANDBOOK IN ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR THIN FILMS (PDF)

8. Successful Physicist (PDF)