Fundamentals of Nanotechnology:
From Synthesis to Self-Assembly

An inter-disciplinary, inter-university, lab-based introduction to nanotechnology

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Reading Assignments, Lectures, and Review Paper
This page was last updated on:  Thursday December 06, 2007

Instructions:

The table below outlines the information on the independent readings or lectures for each week of the course.  Laboratory resources including readings and videos are listed on the Lab Assignment page.  Clicking any of the links below will take you to the lecture or quiz. 

Lectures can be viewed multiple ways depending on the format.  For all types of presentations you will need a computer with sound. 

bulletPowerpoint presentations can be downloaded then viewed either as a slide show (F5 key) in Powerpoint or using the free Powerpoint viewer.  The viewer can be downloaded for free from this web site. 
bulletPowerpoint lectures are also viewable as web pages, but you will need Internet Explorer to view them unless FireFox has come out with the correct plug-ins.  The web site has the title of each slide in a frame on the left with the current slide in bold text.  Clicking on a slide title will play that slide.  The lecture can be paused, fast forwarded, or played at any point using the control panel in the upper left corner.
bulletVideo lectures and lab walk-through videos can be viewed over the web as Windows Media Player video files (.wmv).  If you have a Macintosh computer you can download a player that can read .wmv files here.

Below the table are templates and rubrics for the lab reports and review papers.  Your reports must use the templates and follow the instructions.  A rubric is a set of grading standards that will be used to grade the reports.  It is highly recommended you look at this while writing your report.  We'll certainly look at it when we grade it.

Date Readings / Materials Lecture / Video Due by this Date
8/23 Video Conference (required)
bullet7:30pm
bulletAt OSU we will meet in Cordell 127
bulletOU:  Energy Center room M204
bulletTU:  see instructor
    
8/31 Introduction to Nanotechnology
bulletChapter 2 in Di Ventra*

* The Textbook
bullet PowerPoint Lecture (.ppt)
bullet Internet Presentation (IE)

 Desire2Learn Quiz
9/7  Polymers
bullet Polymer Colliods: A Comprehensive Introduction (PDF)
bulletChapter 6 in Di Ventra
bullet PowerPoint Lecture (.ppt)
 Desire2Learn Quiz
9/14 Prepare for the lab! No lecture this week!  
9/15 Lab #1:  Nanoparticle Synthesis:  OSU Organic Chemistry Lab

10:00 at OSU in the Physical Science Building room # 357

To prepare for the lab all students need to:

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Read Synthesis of Polystyrene Latex Particles.

bullet Watch the Latex particle synthesis lab video and see Synthesis Experiment Set Up.
bulletRead Synthesis of Gold Particles
bullet Watch the Gold particle synthesis lab video
bulletRead the safety information on the Links page.
bulletGet a score of 100 on the Desire2Learn "Synthesis Lab Quiz" before the lab.  Students who do not pass this quiz will not be allowed into the lab.

Information on transportation to OSU:

If you have a laptop please bring it to the lab so you can work on your report during the down parts of the synthesis.

Map to the Chemistry Lab at OSU. Or use the campus parking map and note the Physical Sciences building is one building south then one building west of the giant construction zone.
9/21  Material Synthesis
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Link to photolithography website

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Readings from Di Ventra:
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photolithography, pp 5-40
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self-assembled monolayers, pp 41-55
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semiconductor nanoparticles, pp 188-198
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carbon nanotubes, pp 152-168
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layer-by-layer (LBL) thin films, pp 55-63
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chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), pp 376-378
bullet colloidal crystalline arrays and inverse opals, pp 505-530

bullet PowerPoint Lecture (.ppt)
bullet Webpage Lecture (.html)
 Desire2Learn Quiz
9/26 Wednesday, September 26th.

The last date to get a preliminary draft of your report to Chris to get feedback is due today.

9/28
DLS and Light Scattering Unit (next three lectures)

 

Introduction to Nanoparticle Characterization
bullet Infrared Spectroscopy (PDF)
bullet FTIR Spectroscopy (PDF)
bullet PowerPoint Lecture (.ppt)
bullet Webpage Lecture (.html)
  Desire2Learn Quiz
10/5 Lab Report #1 Due by 1700 to Chris via e-mail!
10/5  Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering (WAXS)
bulletX-Ray diffraction basics (PDF)
bullet Excel thickness calculator
bulletPowerPoint Lecture (.ppt)
bullet Webpage Lecture (.html)
  Desire2Learn Quiz
10/12  Light Scattering
bullet Dynamic Light Scattering (PDF)
bullet Dynamic Light Scattering (Wikipedia)
bulletZeta Potential (PDF)
bullet Sizing with Static Laser Light (PDF) You don't need to read anything on dry solid handling or Lesson 4 of this handout.
bulletPowerPoint Lecture
bullet Webpage Lecture (.html)
  Desire2Learn Quiz
10/19  Prepare for the Lab!  No lecture this week!  
10/20

Lab #2:  Nanoparticle Characterization:  OU Chemical Engineering

To prepare for the lab all students need to learn about the two instruments that will be used in the lab:

10:00 at OU in the Sarkeys Energy Center (see map below for parking details) someone will be waiting outside to let people in

bulletWide Angle X-Ray Scattering (WAXS)
bulletRead the Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering (WAXS) Instructions (PDF)
bulletRead this web site to be able to pass the required X-Ray safety quiz.
bulletWatch the WAXS lab video:  Unedited video
bulletParticle Analyzer for Light Scattering
bulletRead the Particle Analyzer Instructions
bulletWatch the Light Scattering lab video
bulletGet a scores of 100 on both the Desire2Learn quizzes before the lab. Students who do not pass both quizzes will not be allowed into the lab.
bulletThe first quiz is "Lab 2 Quiz" before the lab. 
bulletThe second quiz is  "X Ray Safety Quiz".  Passing this quiz is required by the Radiation Safety Experts at the University of Oklahoma.  YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS QUIZ SUCCESSFULLY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THE EXPERIMENTS ON WIDE-ANGLE DIFFRACTION!

Lab 2 Parking Details and Map to OU
10/29  Work on Lab Reports.  Draft of Lab Reports due by 5:00 on this date to Chris (D2Ldrop box) for pre-grading.
11/2  Scanning Electron Microscopes
bullet Guide to SEM Observations (PDF)
bullet Instructions for OSU's SEM (PDF)
bullet Sputter Coating (PDF)
bullet PowerPoint Lecture (.ppt)
bulletInternet Presentation (IE only)
bulletWebpage Lecture (.html)
  Desire2Learn Quiz
11/5 Lab 2 Report due by 5:00 on this date to Chris (D2L drop box)
11/9 Atomic Force Microscopes
bullet Window on a Small World, from Today’s Chemist
bullet AFM Technology Overview From Veeco
bullet AFM Nanomanipulation From Veeco
bulletNanochemistry, Ozin Sections 4.9-4.24
bullet Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) Instructions (PDF)
bullet PowerPoint Lecture (.ppt)
bulletInternet Presentation (IE only)
bulletWebpage Lecture (.html)
  Desire2Learn Quiz
11/16  Prepare for the Lab!  No lecture this week!  
11/17

Lab #3:  Self Assembly and Microscopy:  OSU Research and Technology Park Microscopy Labs

To prepare for the lab all students need to:

bulletRead the Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Instructions
bulletRead the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Instructions
bulletWatch the Howard Hughes Medical Institute training videos:
bullet Video #1
bulletVideo #2
bulletNo Lab Quiz
bulletMap to the Lab
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Team DATA from the Lab!!!
11/26  Work on Lab Reports.  Draft of Lab Reports due by this date to Chris for pre-grading.
11/30
bulletPeer evaluation of your team is due by this date.  Access the peer evaluation server at this site and log in with your team number and the five digit ID you were provided during Lab 3.  Internet Explorer MUST be used to complete the peer evaluation.  Other browsers can generate errors.
bulletStudent Assessment of Learning Gains survey should be filled out by this date. 
bulletTo access the SALG please go to this web site: http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/salgains/student/default.asp
bulletLogin in using the course ID:  714717831   and the password:  tinyballs
bulletYour responses are anonymous.
12/1 Mini-conference for oral presentation of reports:
bulletUniversity of Tulsa, Keplinger Hall at 10:00 am.  Link to map and directions (word)
bulletLunch will be provided this time!
bulletSee the Preseantion Rubric for guidelines
12/3 Lab reports for lab #3 are due today.  Please e-mail the reports to Chris.
12/7 Final Reports due. Please place them in the D2L Drop Box.

And have a Merry Christmas!!

Report Templates

bulletTemplate for Lab Reports (Word)
bulletRubric for Reports (Word)
bulletRubric for Presentation (Word)

 

This course was made possible though funding from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.  Course material and laboratory facilities used in the course are  supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers NSF0447363 and 0520678 .   Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation

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