PřF:C9907 Nanocolloids and Sol-Gel - Course Information

C9907 Colloid and Sol-Gel Nanochemistry

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Prof. Dr. Lubomír Špaňhel (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jiří Pinkas, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)

Guaranteed by

Prof. Dr. Lubomír Špaňhel
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jiří Pinkas, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science

Prerequisites

General, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry

Course Enrolment Limitations

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Course objectives

1. Introduction to nanocolloid science 2. Basic physics and chemistry of semiconductor and metal nanoparticles 3. Overview of the most relevant preparation methods in inorganic nanoparticle research: (a) Metal oxides and chalcogenides (b) metallic and bimetallic nanostructures 4. Introduction to sol-gel technology: molecular precursors, sol-gel transition, film formation strategies, hybrid nanocomposites 5. Spectroscopic and electrochemical analytical methods in nanoparticle research

Learning outcomes

Absolvents will gain the following knowledge: 1. Theoretical basis of novel physical-chemical properties in the field of inorganic nanoparticles - new state of matter 2. Synthesis strategies in nanocolloidal chemistry 3. Fundamentals of sol-gel nanochemistry for wet chemical tailoring of multifunctional glasses, nanoceramics and inorganic-organic hybrid composites 4. Nanoanalytics for identification and surface studies of inorganic nanostructures

Syllabus

• 1. Definition, classification and critical parameters of nanocolloids 2. Basic optical and thermodynamical properties of semiconductor and metal nanoparticles 3. Overview of the most relevant preparation methods in inorganic nanoparticle research: (a) Metal oxides: size- and shape control approaches (b)II-VI and III-V semiconductor colloids (c) metallic and bimetallic nanocolloids of various sizes and shapes 4. Introduction to sol-gel technology: molecular precursors and their reactivity control, sol-gel transition, film formation strategies, hybrid nanocomposites 5. Spectroscopic and electrochemical analytical methods in nanoparticle research

Teaching methods

block lecture

Assessment methods

written test

Language of instruction

Czech

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